The 1910s

1916 110 years ago

Ernest Shackleton and five men of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition launch a lifeboat from uninhabited Elephant Is

Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton was an Anglo-Irish Antarctic explorer who led three British expeditions to the Antarctic. He was one of the principal figures of the period known as the…

Ernest Shackleton and five men of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition launch a lifeboat from uninhabited Elephant Is

1916 110 years ago

Anzac Day is commemorated for the first time on the first anniversary of the landing at ANZAC Cove

Anzac Day is a national day of remembrance in Australia, New Zealand and Tonga that broadly commemorates all Australians and New Zealanders "who served and died in all wars, confli…

Anzac Day is commemorated for the first time on the first anniversary of the landing at ANZAC Cove

1916 110 years ago

Easter Rising: Battle of Mount Street Bridge

The Easter Rising, also known as the Easter Rebellion, was an armed insurrection in Ireland during Easter Week in April 1916. The Rising was launched by Irish republicans against B…

Easter Rising: Battle of Mount Street Bridge

1916 110 years ago

World War I: The UK's 6th Indian Division surrenders to Ottoman Forces at the Siege of Kut in one of the largest surrend

World War I, or the First World War, also known as The Great War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Central Powers. Major areas of conflict included …

World War I: The UK's 6th Indian Division surrenders to Ottoman Forces at the Siege of Kut in one of the largest surrend

1916 110 years ago

Sinah Estelle Kelley, American chemist (died 1982)

Sinah Estelle Kelley was an American chemist who worked on the mass production of penicillin.

Sinah Estelle Kelley, American chemist (died 1982)

1916 110 years ago

Lou Thesz, American wrestler and trainer (died 2002)

Aloysius Martin Thesz, known by the ring name Lou Thesz, was an American professional wrestler and wrestling coach. Considered to be one of the last true shooters in professional w…

Lou Thesz, American wrestler and trainer (died 2002)

1916 110 years ago

Jerry Barber, American golfer (died 1994)

Carl Jerome Barber was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour. He had seven wins on tour, including a major title, the PGA Championship in 1961.

Jerry Barber, American golfer (died 1994)

1916 110 years ago

Eyvind Earle, American artist, author, and illustrator (died 2000)

Eyvind Earle was an American artist, author and illustrator, noted for his contribution to the background illustration and styling of Disney's animated films in the 1950s. The Metr…

Eyvind Earle, American artist, author, and illustrator (died 2000)

1916 110 years ago

Easter Rising: After six days of fighting, Irish rebel leaders surrender to British forces in Dublin, bringing the Easte

The Easter Rising, also known as the Easter Rebellion, was an armed insurrection in Ireland during Easter Week in April 1916. The Rising was launched by Irish republicans against B…

Easter Rising: After six days of fighting, Irish rebel leaders surrender to British forces in Dublin, bringing the Easte

1916 110 years ago

Vietnamese Emperor Duy Tân is captured while calling upon the people to rise up against the French, and is later deposed

Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of Mainland Southeast Asia. With an area of about 331,000 square kilometres and a pop…

Vietnamese Emperor Duy Tân is captured while calling upon the people to rise up against the French, and is later deposed

1916 110 years ago

Sailing in the lifeboat James Caird, Ernest Shackleton arrives at South Georgia after a journey of 800 nautical miles fr

The voyage of the James Caird was a journey of 1,300 kilometres (700 nmi) from Elephant Island in the South Shetland Islands through the Southern Ocean to South Georgia, undertaken…

Sailing in the lifeboat James Caird, Ernest Shackleton arrives at South Georgia after a journey of 800 nautical miles fr

1916 110 years ago

A seventeen-year-old farmworker, Jesse Washington, is infamously lynched in Waco, Texas, USA, after being convicted of r

A farmworker or farmhand, is someone employed for labor in agriculture. In labor law, the term "farmworker" is sometimes used more narrowly, applying only to a hired worker involve…

A seventeen-year-old farmworker, Jesse Washington, is infamously lynched in Waco, Texas, USA, after being convicted of r

1916 110 years ago

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the French Third Republic sign the secret wartime Sykes-Picot Agreem

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was established by the Acts of Union in 1801 that united the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland into one sovereign …

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the French Third Republic sign the secret wartime Sykes-Picot Agreem

1916 110 years ago

Ken Wallis, English commander, engineer, and pilot (died 2013)

Wing Commander Kenneth Horatio Wallis was a British aviator, engineer, and inventor. During the Second World War, Wallis served in the Royal Air Force and flew 28 bomber missions o…

Ken Wallis, English commander, engineer, and pilot (died 2013)

1916 110 years ago

Morris West, Australian author and playwright (died 1999)

Morris Langlo West was an Australian novelist and playwright, best known for his novels The Devil's Advocate (1959), The Shoes of the Fisherman (1963) and The Clowns of God (1981).…

Morris West, Australian author and playwright (died 1999)

1916 110 years ago

Robert Hugh McWilliams, Jr

Robert Hugh McWilliams Jr. was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit and a justice of the Colorado Supreme Court.

Robert Hugh McWilliams, Jr

1916 110 years ago

Enos Slaughter, American baseball player and manager (died 2002)

Enos Bradsher Slaughter, nicknamed "Country", was an American professional baseball right fielder. He played 19 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals, …

Enos Slaughter, American baseball player and manager (died 2002)

1916 110 years ago

A British army defeats a force of the Darfur Sultanate under Sultan Ali Dinar due to its superior firepower in the battl

The British Army during the First World War fought the largest and most costly war in its long history. Unlike the French and German Armies, the British Army was made up exclusivel…

A British army defeats a force of the Darfur Sultanate under Sultan Ali Dinar due to its superior firepower in the battl

1916 110 years ago

World War I: Battle of Jutland: The British Grand Fleet engages the High Seas Fleet in the largest naval battle of the w

World War I, or the First World War, also known as the Great War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Central Powers. Major areas of conflict included …

World War I: Battle of Jutland: The British Grand Fleet engages the High Seas Fleet in the largest naval battle of the w

1916 110 years ago

The United States Senate confirms the appointment of Louis Brandeis to the United States Supreme Court, making him the f

The United States Senate is a chamber of the bicameral United States Congress; it is the upper house, and the U.S. House of Representatives is the lower house. Together, the Senate…

The United States Senate confirms the appointment of Louis Brandeis to the United States Supreme Court, making him the f

1916 110 years ago

The National Defense Act is signed into law, increasing the size of the United States National Guard by 450,000 men

The National Defense Act of 1916, Pub. L. 64–85, 39 Stat. 166, enacted June 3, 1916, was a United States federal law that updated the Militia Act of 1903, which related to the orga…

The National Defense Act is signed into law, increasing the size of the United States National Guard by 450,000 men

1916 110 years ago

World War I: Russia opens the Brusilov Offensive with an artillery barrage of Austro-Hungarian lines in Galicia

World War I, or the First World War, also known as the Great War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Central Powers. Major areas of conflict included …

World War I: Russia opens the Brusilov Offensive with an artillery barrage of Austro-Hungarian lines in Galicia

1916 110 years ago

Ferruccio Lamborghini, Italian businessman, created Lamborghini (died 1993)

Ferruccio Lamborghini was an Italian automobile designer and industrialist who created Lamborghini Trattori in 1948 and Automobili Lamborghini in 1963, a maker of high-end sports c…

Ferruccio Lamborghini, Italian businessman, created Lamborghini (died 1993)

1916 110 years ago

Paul Kuusberg, Estonian journalist and author (died 2003)

Paul Kuusberg was an Estonian writer and journalist. Novellas by him include "Roostetanud kastekann" (1971) and "Võõras või õige mees" (1978), which won an award in Estonia.

Paul Kuusberg, Estonian journalist and author (died 2003)