Iyasu V is proclaimed deposed as ruler of Ethiopia in a palace coup in favor of his aunt Zewditu. Date: September 27, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 27 📅 Events on this day in 1916 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War I: During the East African Campaign, colonial forces of the Belgian Congo (Force Publique) under the command of Charles Tombeur capture the town of Tabora after heavy fighting. Date: September 19, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 19 📅 Events on this day in 1916 📅 On This…
World War I: Manfred von Richthofen ("The Red Baron"), a flying ace of the German Luftstreitkräfte, wins his first aerial combat near Cambrai, France. Date: September 17, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 17 📅 Events on this day in 1916 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
The Quebec Bridge's central span collapses, killing 11 men. The bridge previously collapsed completely on August 29, 1907. Date: September 11, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 11 📅 Events on this day in 1916 📅 On This Day (Today)
In a bid to prove that women were capable of serving as military dispatch riders, Augusta and Adeline Van Buren arrive in Los Angeles, completing a 60-day, 5,500 mile cross-country trip on motorcycles. Date: September 8, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 8 📅 Events on this day in 1916…
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)
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)
Ernest Shackleton completes the rescue of all of his men stranded on Elephant Island in Antarctica. Date: August 30, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 30 📅 Events on this day in 1916 📅 On This Day (Today)
The United States passes the Philippine Autonomy Act. Date: August 29, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 29 📅 Events on this day in 1916 📅 On This Day (Today)