WHAT ALL HAPPENED AUGUST TO DECEMBER 1916
Find out what all happened August to December 1916

World War I: The Central Powers capture Bucharest. (6. December 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)

US federal employees win the right to Workers' compensation by Federal Employers Liability Act (39 Stat. 742; 5 U.S.C. 751) (7. September 1916)

Samuel Goldwyn and Edgar Selwyn establish Goldwyn Pictures. (19. November 1916)

World War I: First Battle of the Somme – in France, British Expeditionary Force commander Douglas Haig calls off the battle which started on July 1, 1916. (18. November 1916)

The Quebec Bridge's central span collapses, killing 11 men. The bridge initially collapsed in toto on August 29, 1907. (11. September 1916)

World War I: Austrian sabotage causes the sinking of the Italian battleship Leonardo da Vinci in Taranto. (2. August 1916)

World War I: Tanks are used for the first time in battle, at the Battle of the Somme. (15. September 1916)

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

Prime Minister of Australia Billy Hughes is expelled from the Labor Party over his support for conscription. (13. November 1916)

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

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

The Kingdom of Poland is proclaimed by the Act of November 5th of the emperors of Germany and Austria-Hungary. (5. November 1916)

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

Costa Rica signs the Buenos Aires Convention, a copyright treaty. (30. November 1916)

Georgia Tech defeats Cumberland University 222-0 in the most lopsided college football game in American history. (7. October 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)

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

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

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