WHAT ALL HAPPENED JANUARY TO APRIL 1916
Find out what all happened January to April 1916

Easter Rebellion: The United Kingdom declares martial law in Ireland. (25. April 1916)

World War I: In France, the Battle of Verdun begins. (21. February 1916)

World War I: The Battle of Verdun – German forces launch their third offensive of the battle. (9. April 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)

World War I: Paris is first bombed by German zeppelins. (29. January 1916)

USS Nevada (BB-36) is commissioned. The first US Navy "super-dreadnought". (11. March 1916)

Easter Rising: The Irish Republican Brotherhood led by nationalists Patrick Pearse, James Connolly, and Joseph Plunkett starts a rebellion in Ireland. (24. April 1916)

Parliament buildings in Ottawa, Canada burn down. (3. February 1916)

In Brushaber v. Union Pacific Railroad, the Supreme Court of the United States declares the federal income tax constitutional. (24. January 1916)

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

A 611 gram chondrite type meteorite strikes a house near the village of Baxter in Stone County, Missouri. (18. January 1916)

The Chicago Cubs play their first game at Weeghman Park (currently Wrigley Field), defeating the Cincinnati Reds 7-6 in 11 innings. (20. April 1916)

World War I: A British force unsuccessfully attempts to relieve the siege of Kut (present-day Iraq) in the Battle of Dujaila. (8. March 1916)

In Corona, California, race car driver Bob Burman crashes, killing three, and badly injuring five, spectators. (8. April 1916)

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

The 7th and 10th US cavalry regiments under John J. Pershing cross the US-Mexico border to join the hunt for Pancho Villa. (16. March 1916)

Governor-General of Korea established clinic called Jahyewon in Sorokdo to segregate Hansen's disease patients. (24. February 1916)

German troops abandon Yaoundé and their Kamerun colony to British forces and begin the long march to Spanish Guinea. (1. January 1916)

Child labor: In South Carolina, the minimum working age for factory, mill, and mine workers is raised from twelve to fourteen years old. (29. February 1916)

The Professional Golfers' Association of America (PGA) is created in New York City. (10. April 1916)