What Happened in 1916

Battle Of Asiago

The Battle of Asiago (Battle of the Plateaux) or the Trentino Offensive (in Italian: Battaglia degli Altipiani), nicknamed Strafexpedition... Read more

"The Floorwalker" (film) is Released

The Floorwalker was Charlie Chaplin's first Mutual Film Corporation film, made in 1916. It starred Chaplin as a customer in a department store who... Read more

Battle of Macedonia and Occupation of Monastir

Bulgarian-German-Austrian Forces Defeated — Allies Seize Greek Navy Salonika Army, 700,000 General Sarrail, Commander French Land and Naval... Read more

Battle of Jutland

British Grand Fleet, 144 Warships Admiral Sir John Jellicoe, Commanding First Dreadnought Squadron — Vice-Admiral Burney, Rear Admiral Gaunt... Read more

Brusilov Offensive - Battle of Galicia, Battle of Lutsk and the Battle of Bukovina (Bokowina)

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Arabia Declares Independence from Turkey (the Ottoman Empire) and Establishes the Kingdom of Hejazi

Arab Forces, 40,000 Sherif Hussein Emir Abdullah Emir Fei sal Emir Zeid Emir Shalan Emir Idrissi Turkish Forces, 10,000 Khaleb... Read more

Robert McNamara Is Born

Robert Strange McNamara (June 9, 1916 – July 6, 2009) was an American business executive and the eighth Secretary of Defense. McNamara served as... Read more

Italian Counter Offensive Against Austria, and the Sixth and Seventh Battles of the Isonzo

Italian Army, 500,000 General Caclorna General Pecori-Giraldi Duke of Aosta Austrian Army, 600,000 Archduke Charles of Austria Field... Read more

"The Fireman" (film) is Released

The Fireman is the second film Charlie Chaplin created for Mutual Films in 1916. Released on June 12, 1916, it starred Chaplin as the fireman and... Read more

Battle of the Somme

Allied Forces, 1,500,000 General Ferdinand Foch, Commander-in-Chief British Army, 700,000 General Sir Douglas Haig, Commander General Sir Henry... Read more

Battle Of Delville Wood

The Battle of Delville Wood was one of the early engagements in the 1916 Battle of the Somme in the First World War. It took place between 14 July... Read more

Battle Of Bazentin Ridge

The Battle of Bazentin Ridge, launched by the British Fourth Army at dawn on 14 July 1916, marked the start of the second phase of the Battle of... Read more

Battle Of Romani

The Battle of Romani took place near the Egyptian town of Romani which lies 23 miles (37 km) east of the Suez Canal near the Mediterranean shore of... Read more

Sixth Battle Of The Isonzo

The Sixth Battle of the Isonzo also known as the Battle of Gorizia was the most successful Italian offensive along the Isonzo River during World... Read more

"One A.M." (film) is Released

One A.M. was a unique Charlie Chaplin silent film created for Mutual Films in 1916. It was the first film he starred in alone, except for a brief... Read more

National Park Service is Founded

Realizing the specialized nature of national park work and the desirability of unifying the parks into one integrated system, Secretary of the... Read more

Romania Declares War on Austria-Hungary

The Romanian people rather inclined toward the side of the Allies from the beginning of the War, but they were prevented from following their... Read more

Romanian Campaign - The Burning of Constanza and the Evacuation of Bucharest

Romanian Army, 600,000 General Averescu General Asian Russian Army, 50,000 General Sakharov General Zaionchovsky Austro-German Army,... Read more

Italy Declares War on Germany

The Italian campaign refers to a series of battles fought between the armies of Austria-Hungary and Italy, along with their allies, in northern... Read more

Turkey Declares War on Romania

The Romanian Campaign was a campaign in the Balkan theatre of World War I, with Romania and Russia allied against the armies of the Central... Read more

Bulgaria Declares War on Romania

In 1915 Lieutenant-Colonel Christopher Thompson, a fluent French speaker, was sent to Bucharest as British military attaché on Kitchener's... Read more

British Seize 33 American Vessels - The United States Denounces British Blockade as Illegal and Ineffective

The seizure by Great Britain of many American merchant vessels, laden with meat and other cargoes, while on the way to neutral ports, was the... Read more

Battle Of Guillemont

The Battle of Guillemont was a British assault on the German-held village of Guillemont during the 1916 Battle of the Somme. Guillemont lay on... Read more

Battle Of Flers-Courcelette

The Battle of Flers-Courcelette, which began on 15 September 1916 and lasted for one week, was the third and last of the large-scale offensives... Read more

Seventh Battle Of The Isonzo

The Seventh Battle of the Isonzo was fought from September 14-17, 1916 between the armies of the Kingdom of Italy and those of Austria-Hungary. Read more