Date: January 12, 1916
Jeannette Rankin is the first woman elected to the United States Congress. Date: November 7, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 7 📅 Events on this day in 1916 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1916Yuan Shikai Abdicates as Emperor, Restores Republic, Returns to Presidency March 22, 1916Preparedness…
World War I: Tanks are used for the first time in battle, at the Battle of the Somme. Date: September 15, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 15 📅 Events on this day in 1916 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1916Samuel Goldwyn and Edgar Selwyn Establish Goldwyn…
Ocean liner SS Maloja strikes a mine near Dover and sinks with the loss of 155 lives. Date: February 27, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 27 📅 Events on this day in 1916 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1916Easter Rising: Irish Rebels Proclaim Irish Republic in…
The United States Senate confirms the appointment of Louis Brandeis to the United States Supreme Court, making him the first Jew to be an Associate Justice. Date: June 1, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 1 📅 Events on this day in 1916 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
World War I: Austrian sabotage causes the sinking of the Italian battleship Leonardo da Vinci in Taranto. Date: August 2, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 2 📅 Events on this day in 1916 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1916Black Tom Explosion Destroys Military Goods, Kills Four,…
Louis Brandeis is sworn in as a Justice of the United States Supreme Court; he is the first American Jew to hold such a position. Date: June 5, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 5 📅 Events on this day in 1916 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…