Date: January 12, 1916
World War I: Leefe Robinson destroys the German airship Schütte-Lanz SL 11 over Cuffley, north of London; the first German airship to be shot down on British soil. Date: September 3, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 3 📅 Events on this day in 1916 📅 On This Day (Today)…
US federal employees win the right to Workers' compensation by Federal Employers Liability Act (39 Stat. 742; 5 U.S.C. 751) Date: September 7, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 7 📅 Events on this day in 1916 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1916Samuel Goldwyn and Edgar Selwyn…
Ernest Shackleton and five men of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition launch a lifeboat from uninhabited Elephant Island in the Southern Ocean to organise a rescue for the crew of the sunken Endurance. Date: April 24, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 24 📅 Events on this day in 1916 📅…
World War I: In France, the Battle of Verdun begins. Date: February 21, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 21 📅 Events on this day in 1916 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1916Easter Rising Battle of Mount Street Bridge April 26, 1916Battle of Romani: Allied Victory Secures…
The 7th and 10th US cavalry regiments under John J. Pershing cross the US–Mexico border to join the hunt for Pancho Villa. Date: March 16, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 16 📅 Events on this day in 1916 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1916World War I:…
World War I: The Battle of Verdun ends when the second French offensive pushes the Germans back two or three kilometres, causing them to cease their attacks. Date: December 18, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 18 📅 Events on this day in 1916 📅 On This Day (Today) More…