Yuan Shikai Abdicates as Emperor, Restores Republic, Returns to Presidency March 22, 1916
Date: March 22, 1916
Date: March 22, 1916
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 1916Battle of Gallipoli Ends in…
World War I: The UK's 6th Indian Division surrenders to Ottoman Forces at the Siege of Kut in one of the largest surrenders of British forces up to that point. Date: April 29, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 29 π Events on this day in 1916 π On This…
Sailing in the lifeboat James Caird, Ernest Shackleton arrives at South Georgia after a journey of 800 nautical miles from Elephant Island. Date: May 10, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 10 π Events on this day in 1916 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1916Battle of Fromelles:…
World War I: The British government passes the Military Service Act that introduces conscription in the United Kingdom. Date: January 27, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 27 π Events on this day in 1916 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1916World War I: SM U-73 Mines Sink…
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 …
World War I: Imperial Russia begins the Erzurum Offensive, leading to the defeat of the Ottoman Empire's Third Army. Date: January 10, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 10 π Events on this day in 1916 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1916US Senate Confirms Louis Brandeis, First…