Events Leading Up to the Easter Rising and the Irish Rebellion of 1916 The most audacious and yet the most inspiring rebellion in modern history — that of a handful of Irish patriots to wrest control of Ireland from...

22/07/2015 · Apr 21 The Aud, carrying a cargo of 20,000 rifles to assist Irish republicans in staging what would become the 1916 Rising, is captured by the British Navy and forced to sail towards Cork Harbour Apr 22 France battles at Fort Douaumont

1916 in Film & TV. Jun 24 Mary Pickford becomes the first female film star to get a million dollar contract; Nov 19 Samuel Goldwyn and Edgar Selwyn establish Goldwyn Pictures, the company later became one of the most successful independent filmmakers; 1916 in Sport

05/05/2013 · 1916 . Jan 1 The Royal Army Medical Corps performs the first successful blood transfusion. Feb 11 Emma Goldman is arrested for lecturing on birth control. She is accused of violating the Comstock Act of 1873, which made it a federal offense to disseminate contraceptive devices and information through the mail or across state lines. Goldman had ...

World War 1 Timeline – 1916. by Ben Johnson. Important events of 1916 during the third year of the First World War, including Field Marshal Lord Kitchener’s request for US military participation. 1 Jan. Winston Churchill is appointed Lieutenant-Colonel, commanding the 6th battalion (Territorial Army) of the Royal Scots Fusiliers.

12/01/2016 · 1. The second-ever Rose Bowl was on January 1, 1916. Washington State beat Brown University 14-0. 2. The Professional Golfer Association (PGA) met for the first time in New York City on January 17, 1916. The first PGA Championship was also played this same day. 3. At the beginning of 1916, WWI was in full swing.

The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki are the only two recorded uses of nuclear weapons in war to date. The event opened up for the creation and advancement of other nuclear weapons, and the use of the Fat Boy and Little Man destroyed these two cities.