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The Battle of Verdun (French: Bataille de Verdun [bataj də vɛʁdœ̃]; German: Schlacht um Verdun [ʃlaxt ʔʊm ˈvɛɐ̯dœ̃]) was fought from 21 February to 18 December 1916 on the Western Front in France. The battle was the longest of the First World War and took place on the hills north of Verdun-sur-Meuse.
Apr 17, 2024 · Easter Rising. Also called: Easter Rebellion. Date: April 24, 1916. Location: Dublin. Ireland. Key People: Augustine Birrell. James Connolly. Eamon de Valera. Maud Gonne. Patrick Pearse. Top Questions. What was the Easter Rising? When did the Easter Rising take place? How many leaders of the Easter Rising were executed?
Mar 20, 2015 · 1916: how the events of the first world war shifted global history. Published: March 19, 2015 11:53pm EDT. View all partners. As the Royal Irish Rifles fought at the Somme in 1916, the war was...
1916 was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar, the 1916th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 916th year of the 2nd millennium, the 16th year of the 20th century, and the 7th year of the 1910s decade. As of the start of 1916, the ...
1916 was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar, the 1916th year of the Common Era and Anno Domini designations, the 916th year of the 2nd millennium, the 16th year of the 20th century, and the 7th year of the 1910s decade.
July 1 – November 18 25,000 Canadians and Newfoundlanders are casualties at the Battle of the Somme. July 24 – Earl Bascom enters his first steer riding contest at Welling, Alberta. July 29 – The Matheson Fire in the region northwest of North Bay, Ontario, begins.
The 1916 United States presidential election was the 34th election in the history of the United States. It occurred on November 7, 1916. This election was between Incumbent President since 1913, Woodrow Wilson from New Jersey and former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court from New York Charles E. Hughes. Wilson won the election by a close ...
