World War I: Battle of the Boar’s Head, Royal Sussex Regiment Heavy Casualties, June 30, 1916
Date: June 30, 1916
Date: June 30, 1916
Easter Rising: Battle of Mount Street Bridge. Date: April 26, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 26 π Events on this day in 1916 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1916World War I: Battle of Verdun Begins, February 21, 1916Pancho Villa Attacks Columbus, New Mexico in Mexican Revolution,…
Battle of Delville Wood begins as an action within the Battle of the Somme, lasting until 3 September 1916. Date: July 14, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 14 π Events on this day in 1916 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1916Albert Einstein Submits General Relativity Paper…
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 β π Other events on May 15 π Events on this day in 1916 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1916Yuan Shikai Abdicates as Emperor, Restores…
Oswald Boelcke and Max Immelmann become the first German aviators to earn the Pour le MΓ©rite, receive the German Empire's highest military award, for achieving eight aerial victories each over Allied aircraft. Date: January 12, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 12 π Events on this day in 1916 π …
British diplomat turned Irish nationalist Roger Casement is sentenced to death for his part in the Easter Rising. Date: June 29, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 29 π Events on this day in 1916 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1916Max Reger’s Hebbel Requiem First Performed in…
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 β π Other events on June 3 π Events on this day in 1916 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1916Emperor Duy TΓ’n Captured, Deposed,…