British Defeat Darfur Sultanate at Battle of Beringia, May 22, 1916
Date: May 22, 1916
Date: May 22, 1916
World War I: Mines from SM U-73 sink HMHS Britannic, the largest ship lost in the war. Date: November 21, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 21 π Events on this day in 1916 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1916Black Tom Explosion Destroys Military Goods, Kills Four,…
World War I: Imperial Russia begins the Erzurum Offensive, leading to the defeat of the Ottoman Empire's Third Army. Date: January 10, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 10 π Events on this day in 1916 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1916World War I: British Fail to…
Preparedness Day Bombing: In San Francisco, a bomb explodes on Market Street during a parade, killing ten and injuring 40. Date: July 22, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 22 π Events on this day in 1916 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1916World War I: Britain Introduces…
Oswald Boelcke and Max Immelmann become the first German aviators to earn the Pour le MΓ©rite, receive the German Empire's highest military award, for achieving eight aerial victories each over Allied aircraft. Date: January 12, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 12 π Events on this day in 1916 π …
A seventeen-year-old farmworker, Jesse Washington, is infamously lynched in Waco, Texas, USA, after being convicted of rape and murder. Date: May 15, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 15 π Events on this day in 1916 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1916Boelcke and Immelmann Win Pour le…
Ernest Shackleton completes the rescue of all of his men stranded on Elephant Island in Antarctica. Date: August 30, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 30 π Events on this day in 1916 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1916Battle of Gallipoli Ends in Ottoman Victory January 9,…