...Date... AGE Event
1916/--/-- -1 - Albert Einstein proposes General Theory of Relativity
1916/--/-- -1 - Allied forces withdraw from Gallipoli after strong Turkish opposition.
1916/--/-- -1 - American poet Carl Sandburg publishes his first book Chicago Poems.
1916/--/-- -1 - British forces assault the German line at the Somme; tanks are used for the first time.
1916/--/-- -1 - German assaults at Verdun are repulsed by the French with great loss of life.
1916/--/-- -1 - James Joyce publishes A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man.
1916/--/-- -1 - Jeannette Rankin becomes the first female member of U.S. House of Representatives.
1916/--/-- -1 - Lloyd George becomes prime minister of Britain's wartime coalition government.
1916/--/-- -1 - Margaret Sanger is arrested for opening a birth-control clinic in Brooklyn.
1916/--/-- -1 - North Sea storms flood lowlands in the Netherlands, 10,000 lives are lost.
1916/--/-- -1 - T. Tzara DADA
1916/--/-- -1 - The British and German fleets clash at the Battle of Jutland.
1916/--/-- -1 - The Easter Rising in Dublin is suppressed within a week by the British.
1916/--/-- -1 - The Russian Brusilov Offensive meets with success on the Eastern Front.
1916/--/-- -1 - The Trans-Siberian railway is completed -- the longest continuous rail line in the world.
1916/--/-- -1 - U.S. Marines land in Santo Domingo to quell unrest; the occupation lasts until 1924.
1916/--/-- -1 - U.S. troops under Pershing invade Mexico in retaliation for raids by Pancho Villa.
1916/02/28 0 *** Harlan, Paul - Born to Harlan, Eary W. and Reece, Rachel E. (Harlan)
1916/02/29 0 *** Harlan, Paul - Died
1916/08/29 0 *** Arnold, Flossie Beatrice [1st cousin] - Born to Arnold, Lucian A. and Harlan, Mary Belle Barren County Kentucky
1916/10/-- 0 - World Series NL BROOKLYN (1) AL BOSTON (4)
In 1916 Transportation was by:
Foot
Horse
Bicycle
Train
Steamboat
Balloon
Propeller airplane
In 1916 Communications was by:
Word of Mouth
Post Office
Telegraph
Telephone
In 1916 Food Preparation was by:
Wood
In 1916 Entertainment was by:
Social Intercourse
Organized Sports
Travel
Professional Sports
Movies
Radio
Television
Theme parks
Computer
In 1916 Health Care was by:
Operations
Anesthetic
X-Rays
MRI
In 1916 War Making was by:
gun
Artillery
Machine guns
Submarine
Iron Clad ships
TNT
Mines
Chemical agents
Aeroplane
By 1916 War Making was by:
tank
in addition.
In 1916 Navigation was by:
Stars & Maps
Compass
from the SFHR database of Duane Bristow 03-13-2021 19:57:19