WHAT ALL HAPPENED FEBRUARY TO JULY 1916
Find out what all happened February to July 1916

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

Louis Brandeis is sworn in as a Justice of the United States Supreme Court; he is the first American Jew to hold such a position. (5. June 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)

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

Black Tom Island explosion in Jersey City, New Jersey. (30. July 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)

Mary Pickford becomes the first female film star to sign a million dollar contract. (24. June 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)

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

World War I: Battle of Fromelles – British and Australian troops attack German trenches in a prelude to the Battle of the Somme. (19. July 1916)

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

The last Emperor of China, Yuan Shikai, abdicates the throne and the Republic of China is restored. (22. March 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: In France, the Battle of Verdun begins. (21. February 1916)

Louis Brandeis becomes the first Jew appointed to the United States Supreme Court. (1. June 1916)

President Woodrow Wilson sends 4,800 United States troops over the U.S.-Mexico border to pursue Pancho Villa. (15. March 1916)

In Seattle, Washington, William Boeing and George Conrad Westervelt incorporate Pacific Aero Products (later renamed Boeing). (15. July 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)