Video: 'Jeannette Rankin Documentary'
(Tuesday, November 7, 1916, during the United States House of Representatives elections, 1916) — Republican Jeannette Rankin of Montana today became the first woman elected to Congress, winning a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives by over 7,500 votes.
Video: 'Everett Massacre Centennial Introduction'
(Sunday, November 5, 1916, at about 2:00 p.m. local time) — The Everett massacre took place today in Washington state when a dockside confrontation between members of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) and citizen-deputies erupted into gunfire that left at least five “Wobblies” and two deputies dead. Continue reading Seven killed in ‘Everett massacre’ labor confrontation 100 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 5 1916)
Video: 'Margaret Sanger - Mini Biography'
(Monday, October 16, 1916) — Planned Parenthood had its beginnings today as Margaret Sanger and her sister, Ethel Byrne, opened the first birth control clinic in the U.S. in the Brownsville section of the New York borough of Brooklyn. Continue reading Margaret Sanger opens the first U.S. birth control clinic 100 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 16 1916)
Video: 'Highest Scoring Football Game Of All Time!'
(Saturday, October 7, 1916, afternoon local time) — Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland University 222-0 today at Grant Field in Atlanta in the most lopsided victory in college football history.
(Wednesday, September 6, 1916) — The first self-service grocery store, Piggly Wiggly, was opened today at 79 Jefferson Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee, by Clarence Saunders.
(Monday, August 28, 1916; during World War I) — Italy declared war on Germany today, expanding the scope of its military activities beyond the Italian-Austrian front.
Video: 'A Brief History of the National Park Service | ABC News'
(Friday, August 25, 1916) — President Woodrow Wilson signed an act today establishing the National Park Service, an agency of the United States federal government that manages all U.S. national parks, many American national monuments, and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations within the Department of the Interior. Continue reading President Wilson signs legislation creating the National Park Service 100 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 25 1916)
Video: 'Intolerance' trailer
(Saturday, August 5, 1916) — Intolerance, an epic silent film featuring four stories from different eras intertwined to depict man’s inhumanity to man, was previewed today in Riverside, California. Continue reading ‘Intolerance’ premieres in Riverside, California 100 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 5 1916)
Video: 'Black Tom Island Explosion'
(Sunday, July 30, 1916, 2:08 a.m. local time; during World War I) — German saboteurs today blew up a munitions plant on Black Tom, an island near Jersey City, New Jersey, killing seven people and injuries hundreds of others. Continue reading German saboteurs blow up munitions plant in New Jersey 100 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (July 30 1916)
Video: 'San Francisco's future' (bombing aftermath at 5:12)
(Saturday, July 22, 1916, 2:06 p.m. local time) — 10 people were killed and 40 others wounded today when a suitcase bomb went off during San Francisco’s Preparedness Day parade, an event sponsored by the local Chamber of Commerce in anticipation of America’s entry into World War I.
Two anti-war labor leaders, Thomas Mooney and Warren K. Billings, were convicted of the bombing and imprisoned, but were released in 1939 amid doubts about their guilt.
