Date: May 16, 1916
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 → 📅 Other events on May 31 📅 Events on this day in 1916 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
A seventeen-year-old farmworker, Jesse Washington, is infamously lynched in Waco, Texas, USA, after being convicted of rape and murder. Date: May 15, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 15 📅 Events on this day in 1916 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1916Shackleton Launches Lifeboat from Elephant Island…
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 → 📅 Other events on January 24 📅 Events on this day in 1916 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1916Battle of Verdun: Germans Capture…
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 1916Jesse Washington Lynched in Waco, Texas, May 15,…
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: 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 1916World War I: Russia Opens Brusilov Offensive in Galicia, June 4, 1916Albert Einstein Submits General…