Video: '1917 Immigration Act'
(Thursday, December 14, 1916; during World War I) — President Woodrow Wilson vetoed an immigration measure today aimed at preventing “undesirables” and anyone born in the “Asiatic Barred Zone” from entering the U.S. Continue reading President Wilson vetoes sweeping immigration bill 100 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 14 1916)
Video: 'The Great War episode 5 Mutiny' (Dec. 13, 1916, at 25:19)
(Wednesday, December 13, 1916; during the Battle of the Verdun, part of the Western Front of World War I) — With heavy casualties in the battles of the Somme and Verdun and following the formation of a new government in Paris, General Joseph Joffre was formally replaced today as Commander-in-Chief of French armies on the Western Front by General Robert Nivelle, who promised new tactics to break out of the trenches and win the war. Continue reading Nivelle replaces Joffre as French commander-in-chief 100 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 13 1916)
Videos: 'Roosevelt's Nobel Peace Prize - Decades TV Network'
(Monday, December 10, 1906) — President Theodore Roosevelt today became the first American to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for helping to mediate an end to the Russo-Japanese War. Continue reading President Theodore Roosevelt becomes first American awarded Nobel Peace Prize 110 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 10 1906)
Video: 'TCM Tribute to Kirk Douglas'
(Saturday, December 9, 1916) — Actor, author, producer and director Kirk Douglas, known for such movies as The Bad and the Beautiful, Lust for Life, Gunfight at the O.K. Corral and Spartacus, to name only a few, was born Issur Danielovitch today in Amsterdam, New York. Continue reading Actor Kirk Douglas born in Amsterdam, New York 100 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 9 1916)
Video: 'The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century (4of7): Slaughter' (Nov. 18, 1916, at 34:00)
(Saturday, November 18, 1916; during the Battle of the Somme, part of the Western Front of World War I) — The Battle of the Somme, a battle of the First World War fought by the armies of the British and French empires against the German Empire, ended today when German troops retired from the final large british attack at the Battle of the Ancre amid worsening weather. Continue reading British Expeditionary Force commander Douglas Haig calls off Battle of the Somme 100 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 18 1916)
Video: 'WILSON NOSES OUT HUGHES IN ELECTION 1916'
(Tuesday, November 7, 1916, during the 1916 presidential campaign) — Democratic incumbent President Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey was re-elected today over Republican former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Charles Evans Hughes of New York, marking the first time a Democrat had won two consecutive presidential elections since Andrew Jackson in 1832. Continue reading Wilson narrowly re-elected, defeats Hughes in presidential election 100 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 7 1916)
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.
