Memories of 1916.

By Kerry Butters

Memories of 1916 by Kerry Butters is a reference Book from that year, included in it are things in the News, Famous Births and Deaths etc. Great for birthday presents. Look out for other years in the series or maybe buy your own birth year. Look out for other years in the series by the same Author. 1916 - Present. Ideal for Birthdays, Anniversaries Etc.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Kerry Butters
• Release date: Dec 8, 2016
• ISBN: 9781370811243

Kerry Butters

Kerry lives in Newcastle Under Lyme in Stoke on Trent- England, with his two dogs Molly and Tasha. He likes reading and writing books about ghosts and American ghost towns, History and real life events, he also likes taking pictures and making videos.Receive notifications of his new releases! Simply visit his profile page at Smashwords and click the button labeled "Subscribe to Author Alerts". When he releases a new book, you will receive an alert, and click the favorite button. Thanks.

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Memories of 1916

By

Kerry Butters

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Table of Contents

Timeline

1916 Fun Facts

Childrens Toys

Famous Births

Famous Deaths

1916 Calendar

Memories of 1916

Timeline

January

Jan 1 1st issue of Journal of Negro History published

Jan 1 2nd Rose Bowl: Washington State beats Brown 14-0

Jan 5 Austria-Hungary offensive against Montenegro

Jan 7 German troops conquer Fort Vaux at Verdun

Jan 7 In response to pressure from President Woodrow Wilson, Germany notifies the US State Department that it will abide by strict international rules of maritime warfare

Jan 8 WWI: ANZAC forces withdraw from the Gallipoli Peninsula after Ottoman forces successfully defend access to Constantinople

Jan 9 The Ottoman Empire prevails in the Battle of Çanakkale, as the last British troops evacuated

Jan 10 Russian offensive in Caucasus

Jan 10 In retaliation for President Woodrow Wilson's recognition of the Carranza government, members of Pacho Villa's revolutionary army take 17 American mining engineers from a train and shoot 16 of them in cold blood

Jan 11 French troops capture/Serbian army flees to Corfu

Jan 12 Britain proclaims Gilbert & Ellice Islands as a colony in Pacific

Jan 12 Max Immelmann and Oswald Boelcke receive the Pour le Merite, the German Empire's highest military award, for achieving eight aerial victories each over Allied aircrafts

Jan 14 Dutch Zuiderzee dyke cracks

Jan 17 1st PGA Championship: Jim Barnes at Siwanoy CC Bronxville, New York

Jan 17 Rodman Wanamaker organises a lunch to discuss forming a golfers association (later the PGA) at the Taplow Club, Martinique Hotel, New York City

Jan 18 A 611 gram chondrite type meteorite stikes a house near the village of Baxter in Stone County, Missouri

Jan 23 Temperature falls from 44°F (7°C) to -56°F (49°C) night of 23-24, Browning MT

Jan 24 The Military Service Bill, calling for conscription of men for war services, passes in the British House of Commons

Jan 25 Montenegro surrenders to Austria-Hungary

Jan 27 Communist party Spartacus Letters 1st published in Berlin

Jan 28 Louis Brandeis is appointed to the Supreme Court of the United States after being nominated by President Woodrow Wilson

Jan 28 German colony of Cameroon surrenders to Britain & France

Jan 28 Opera Goyescas premieres (NYC)

Jan 29 1st bombing of Paris by German Zeppelins takes place

Jan 31 Dutch Girl Guides form

February

Feb 3 Canada's original Parliament buildings in Ottawa burn down

Feb 3 Tristan Tzara publishes the Dada manifesto in Zurich, Switzerland

Feb 5 Enrico Caruso recorded O Solo Mio for the Victor Talking Machine Co

Feb 8 French cruiser Admiral Charner torpedoed off Syrian coast, kills 374

Feb 8 NL votes down Charlie Ebbets proposal to limit 25 cent seats

Feb 9 Britain's military service act enforced (conscription)

Feb 9