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 📅…
Easter Rising: Irish rebels, led by Patrick Pearse and James Connolly, launch an uprising in Dublin against British rule and proclaim an Irish Republic. Date: April 24, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 24 📅 Events on this day in 1916 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War I: During a mine warfare in high altitude on the Dolomites, the Italian troops conquer the Col di Lana held by the Austrian army. Date: April 18, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 18 📅 Events on this day in 1916 📅 On This Day (Today)
Yuan Shikai abdicates as Emperor of China, restoring the Republic and returning to the Presidency. Date: March 22, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 22 📅 Events on this day in 1916 📅 On This Day (Today)
Albert Einstein submits his paper, "The Foundation of the General Theory of Relativity", which establishes his general theory of relativity, to the journal Annalen der Physik. Date: March 20, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 20 📅 Events on this day in 1916 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
Battle of Verdun: German attack captures Côte 265 at the west end of Mort-Homme but the French 75th Infantry Brigade manages to hold Côte 295 at the east end. Date: March 14, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 14 📅 Events on this day in 1916 📅 On This Day…
Mexican Revolution: Pancho Villa leads nearly 500 Mexican raiders in an attack against the border town of Columbus, New Mexico. Date: March 9, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 9 📅 Events on this day in 1916 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War I: A British force unsuccessfully attempts to relieve the siege of Kut (present-day Iraq) in the Battle of Dujaila. Date: March 8, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 8 📅 Events on this day in 1916 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)