United States Passes Philippine Autonomy Act – August 29, 1916
Date: August 29, 1916
Date: August 29, 1916
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 β π Other events on September 8 π Events on this day in 1916…
Twenty-one Lebanese nationalists are executed in Martyrs' Square, Beirut by Djemal Pasha. Date: May 6, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 6 π Events on this day in 1916 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1916World War I: Russia Launches Erzurum Offensive, Defeats Ottoman Third Army, January 10,…
The Canadian province of Manitoba grants women the right to vote and run for office in provincial elections (although still excluding women of Indigenous or Asian heritage), marking the first time women in Canada are granted voting rights. Date: January 28, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 28 π Events…
The Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire was declared by Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca. Date: June 10, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 10 π Events on this day in 1916 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1916Easter Rising Battle of Mount Street Bridge April 26,…
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 β π Other events on September 15 π Events on this day in 1916 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1916Roger Casement Sentenced to Death for Easter…
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 β π Other events on April 25 π Events on this day in 1916 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1916Woodrow Wilson Reelected President of the United…