What Happened in 1916
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Battle Of Asiago
The Battle of Asiago (Battle of the Plateaux) or the Trentino Offensive (in Italian: Battaglia degli Altipiani), nicknamed Strafexpedition... Read more
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"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
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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
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Battle of Jutland
British Grand Fleet, 144 Warships Admiral Sir John Jellicoe, Commanding First Dreadnought Squadron — Vice-Admiral Burney, Rear Admiral Gaunt... Read more
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Brusilov Offensive - Battle of Galicia, Battle of Lutsk and the Battle of Bukovina (Bokowina)
It resembled a thousand volcanoes belching fire Read more
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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
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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
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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
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"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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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"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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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