Category Archives: 1910s

Germany unleashes titanic assault at Verdun as France faces battle for its life 110 years ago this hour (Feb 21 1916)

1910s, World War I


Video: 'The Battle of Verdun (WW1 Documentary)'

(Sunday, February 21, 1916, 7:12 a.m. Central European Time; during the Battle of Verdun, part of the Western Front of World War I) — The Battle of Verdun, one of the largest battles of the First World War on the Western Front between the German and French armies, began this morning when a 10-hour German artillery bombardment by 808 guns was launched in the hills north of Verdun-sur-Meuse in northeastern France. Continue reading Germany unleashes titanic assault at Verdun as France faces battle for its life 110 years ago this hour (Feb 21 1916) →

Several American mining employees shot execution-style by Pancho Villa loyalists 110 years ago today (Jan 11 1916)

1910s


Video: 'The Life of Pancho Villa' (Jan. 11, 1916, at 2:03)

(Tuesday, January 11, 1916, late morning Mountain Standard Time) — Men loyal to Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa stopped a train at Santa Ysabel today and shot a group of U.S. mining employees execution-style (the reported number of dead varies from 16 to 18).

Gallipoli Campaign ends in Ottoman victory 110 years ago today (Jan 9 1916)

1910s, World War I


Video: 'World War I: Gallipoli Campaign' (4 videos)

(Sunday, January 9, 1916, about 4:00 a.m. – 4:30 a.m. Eastern European Time; during the Gallipoli Campaign, part of the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I) — Allied forces today completed a full retreat from the shores of the Gallipoli peninsula in Turkey, ending a disastrous invasion of the Ottoman Empire. Continue reading Gallipoli Campaign ends in Ottoman victory 110 years ago today (Jan 9 1916) →

Vera Brittain informed of her fiancé’s death at Western Front 110 years ago today (Dec 26 1915)

1910s, World War II


Video: 'The Great War, Episode 3, Total War' (Dec. 26, 1915, at 15:34)

(Sunday, December 26, 1915, during World War I) — Vera Brittain, a 21-year-old nurse in the British Red Cross who would become a famous author and feminist after the war, was informed today that her fiancé Roland Leighton, 20, who had been given Christmas leave, had died Dec. 23, 1915, of wounds sustained in battle at the Western Front in France.

U.S. President Woodrow Wilson marries Mrs. Edith Bolling Galt in Washington 110 years ago this hour (Dec 18 1915)

1910s, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'Wilson Marries Edith Galt - 1915 | Today In History | 18 Dec 17‘

(Saturday, December 18, 1915, 8:30 p.m. local time) — 16 months after the death of First Lady Ellen Axson Wilson, U.S. President Woodrow Wilson, 59, married Mrs. Edith Bolling Galt, 43, widow of Norman Galt, this evening at the bride’s home in Washington, D.C. Continue reading U.S. President Woodrow Wilson marries Mrs. Edith Bolling Galt in Washington 110 years ago this hour (Dec 18 1915) →

Iconic singer and actor Frank Sinatra born in Hoboken, New Jersey 110 years ago today (Dec 12 1915)

1910s


Video: 'Frank Sinatra: The Golden Age of an American Icon | FULL DOCUMENTARY'

(Sunday, December 12, 1915) — Singer, actor, and producer Frank Sinatra was born Francis Albert Sinatra today in an upstairs tenement at 415 Monroe Street in Hoboken, New Jersey, the only child of Italian immigrants Natalina “Dolly” Garaventa and Antonino Martino “Marty” Sinatra. Continue reading Iconic singer and actor Frank Sinatra born in Hoboken, New Jersey 110 years ago today (Dec 12 1915) →

Lord Kitchener orders British evacuation at Gallipoli 110 years ago today (Nov 22 1915)

1910s, World War I


Video: '1914~18 Episode 3 Total War 3 of 7' (Nov. 22, 1915, at 11:56)

(Monday, November 22, 1915, during the Gallipoli Campaign in the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I) — Lord Kitchener, Britain’s Secretary of State for War, today ordered the evacuation of Winston Churchill’s disastrous Gallipoli Campaign. Continue reading Lord Kitchener orders British evacuation at Gallipoli 110 years ago today (Nov 22 1915) →

U.S. Vice President James S. Sherman born in Utica, New York 170 years ago today (Oct 24 1855)

1910s, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'Ebru Today-DC Connection-27th Vice President James S. Sherman'

(Wednesday, October 24, 1855) — James S. Sherman, the 27th vice president of the United States, serving from 1909 until his death in 1912, under President William Howard Taft, was born today in Utica, New York. Continue reading U.S. Vice President James S. Sherman born in Utica, New York 170 years ago today (Oct 24 1855) →

U.S. Vice President Adlai Stevenson I born in Christian County, Kentucky 190 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 23 1835)

1910s, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'Adlai Ewing Stevenson I - 23rd U.S. Vice President'

(Friday, October 23, 1835) — Adlai Stevenson I, the 23rd vice president of the United States under President Grover Cleveland (1893-1897), was born today in Christian County, Kentucky. Continue reading U.S. Vice President Adlai Stevenson I born in Christian County, Kentucky 190 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 23 1835) →