Date: April 29, 1916
A British army defeats a force of the Darfur Sultanate under Sultan Ali Dinar due to its superior firepower in the battle of Beringia. Date: May 22, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 22 📅 Events on this day in 1916 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1916Iyasu…
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 1916Pancho Villa Attacks Columbus, New Mexico…
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 1916Easter Rising Battle of Mount…
World War I: The Battle of Verdun ends when the second French offensive pushes the Germans back two or three kilometres, causing them to cease their attacks. Date: December 18, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 18 📅 Events on this day in 1916 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
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) More events from 1916Easter Rising: Irish Rebels Proclaim…
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 → 📅 Other events on January 28 📅 Events…