WHAT ALL HAPPENED JANUARY TO DECEMBER 1916
Find out what all happened January to December 1916

Albert Einstein publishes his general theory of relativity. (20. March 1916)

World War I: Russia opens the Brusilov Offensive with an artillery barrage of Austro-Hungarian lines in Galicia. (4. June 1916)

The United States National Park Service is created. (25. August 1916)

World War I: Italy declares war on Germany. (28. August 1916)

World War I: A mine explodes and sinks HMHS Britannic in the Aegean Sea, killing 30 people. (21. November 1916)

World War I: The British 6th Indian Division surrenders to Ottoman Forces at the Siege of Kut in one of the largest surrenders of British forces up to that point. (29. April 1916)

Anzac Day is commemorated for the first time on the first anniversary of the landing at Anzac Cove. (25. April 1916)

Easter Rising: Martial law in Ireland is lifted and the rebellion is officially over with the surrender of Irish nationalists to British authorities in Dublin. (29. April 1916)

World War I: Battle of Magdhaba – Allied forces defeat Turkish forces in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula. (23. December 1916)

Iyasu is proclaimed deposed as ruler of Ethiopia in a palace coup in favor of his aunt Zauditu. (27. September 1916)

Emma Goldman is arrested for lecturing on birth control. (11. February 1916)

World War I: Battle of Verdun – On the Western Front, the French Army successfully holds off the German Army and drives it back to its starting position. (19. December 1916)

The Everett Massacre takes place in Everett, Washington as political differences lead to a shoot-out between the Industrial Workers of the World organizers and local police. (5. November 1916)

World War I: Battle of Jutland – The British Grand Fleet under the command of John Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe and David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty engage the Imperial German Navy under the command of Reinhard Scheer and Franz von Hipper in the largest naval battle of the war, which proves indecisive. (31. May 1916)

Jeannette Rankin is the first woman elected to the United States Congress. (7. November 1916)

The last coronation in Hungary is performed for King Charles IV and Queen Zita. (30. December 1916)

World War I: First day on the Somme – On the first day of the Battle of the Somme 19,000 soldiers of the British Army are killed and 40,000 wounded. (1. July 1916)

World War I: The Battle of the Somme ends. (14. November 1916)

Mexican Revolution: Pancho Villa leads nearly 500 Mexican raiders in an attack against the border town of Columbus, New Mexico. (9. March 1916)

World War I: the Battle of the Somme begins with a week-long artillery bombardment on the German Line. (24. June 1916)