Date: April 24, 1916
World War I: Battle of Romani: Allied forces, under the command of Archibald Murray, defeat an attacking Ottoman army under the command of Friedrich Freiherr Kress von Kressenstein, securing the Suez Canal and beginning the Ottoman retreat from the Sinai Peninsula. Date: August 5, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia ā š Other events on August…
The National Defense Act is signed into law, increasing the size of the United States National Guard by 450,000 men. Date: June 3, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia ā š Other events on June 3 š Events on this day in 1916 š On This Day (Today) More events from 1916Battle of Fromelles: British and…
In Brushaber v. Union Pacific Railroad Co., the Supreme Court of the United States declares the federal income tax constitutional. Date: January 24, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia ā š Other events on January 24 š Events on this day in 1916 š On This Day (Today) More events from 1916World War I: First Day…
Anzac Day is commemorated for the first time on the first anniversary of the landing at ANZAC Cove. Date: April 25, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia ā š Other events on April 25 š Events on this day in 1916 š On This Day (Today) More events from 1916World War I: British Fail to Relieve…
World War I: Battle of Jutland: The British Grand Fleet engages the High Seas Fleet in the largest naval battle of the war, which proves indecisive. Date: May 31, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia ā š Other events on May 31 š Events on this day in 1916 š On This Day (Today) More events…
Russian mystic and advisor to the Tsar Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin is murdered by a loyalist group led by Prince Felix Yusupov. His frozen, partially-trussed body was discovered in a Petrograd river three days later. Date: December 30, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia ā š Other events on December 30 š Events on this day in…