What Happened in Feb 1916
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Emma Goldman Is Arrested
Emma Goldman, American anarchist and compelling advocate of free speech, women's equality, the eight-hour day, and birth control, was arrested in... Read more
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Ernest Mine Disaster
At 3:20 in the afternoon an explosion killed 27 men in the section of the mine that was affected and burned 4 others who escaped. The 150 men in... Read more
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Turkish Armenia Falls to Russia
Russian Army, 320,000 Grand Duke Nicholas, Commander General Yudenitch Turkish Army, 150,000 General Enver Bey, Commander General Ahmed... Read more
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Battle of Verdun
Verdun is one of the greatest artillery battles in history. Even though they were deluged by millions of shells, the French repelled the Germans... Read more
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Germany Launches New Submarine Campaign Against Allies - Sinking of the Sussex, La Provence, Cymric and Britannic
The year 1916 saw the launching of Germany's ruthless submarine campaign. Early in February, 70,000 German naval reservists had been brought to... Read more