World War I Battle of Magdhaba: Allied Defeat of Turkish Forces, December 23, 1916
Date: December 23, 1916
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Date: December 23, 1916
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Louis Brandeis is sworn in as a Justice of the United States Supreme Court; he is the first American Jew to hold such a position. Date: June 5, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 5 π Events on this day in 1916 π On This Day (Today) More events from…
The United States National Park Service is created. Date: August 25, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 25 π Events on this day in 1916 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1916Lebanese Nationalists Executed in Beirutβs Martyrsβ Square May 6, 1916World War I: Russia Launches Erzurum Offensive, Defeats…
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 β π Other events on September 7 π Events on this day in 1916 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1916Shackleton Arrives at South Georgia…
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…
Albert Einstein submits his paper, "The Foundation of the General Theory of Relativity", which establishes his general theory of relativity, to the journal Annalen der Physik. Date: March 20, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 20 π Events on this day in 1916 π On This Day (Today) More events…
Ernest Shackleton and five men of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition launch a lifeboat from uninhabited Elephant Island in the Southern Ocean to organise a rescue for the crew of the sunken Endurance. Date: April 24, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 24 π Events on this day in 1916 π …