Category Archives: 1910s

10 killed in Preparedness Day Bombing in San Francisco 100 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (July 22 1916)

1910s, World War I


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.

Aerospace giant Boeing founded in Seattle 100 years ago today #OnThisDay #OTD (July 15 1916)

1910s


Video: 'Boeing History (Part 1)'

(Saturday, July 15, 1916) — Boeing Co., an American multinational corporation (originally known as Pacific Aero Products Co.) that designs, manufactures, and sells airplanes, rotorcraft, rockets, and satellites worldwide, was founded today in Seattle by William Boeing. Continue reading Aerospace giant Boeing founded in Seattle 100 years ago today #OnThisDay #OTD (July 15 1916) →

Battle of the Somme begins in France 100 years ago this hour #OTD (July 1 1916)

1910s, World War I


Video: 'Popular Videos - Battle of the Somme' (200 videos)

(Saturday, July 1, 1916, 7:30 a.m. CEST; 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, began today on both sides of upper reaches of the River Somme in France. Continue reading Battle of the Somme begins in France 100 years ago this hour #OTD (July 1 1916) →

Democrats renominate Wilson-Marshall ticket 100 years ago this hour (June 15 1916)

1910s, U.S. Presidents


Video: '1916 Democratic Convention in St. Louis.m4v'

(Thursday, June 15, 1916, 11:53 p.m. local time) — President Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey was nominated for a second term by acclamation today at the 1916 Democratic National Convention meeting at St. Louis Coliseum in St. Louis. Continue reading Democrats renominate Wilson-Marshall ticket 100 years ago this hour (June 15 1916) →

Republicans nominate Hughes-Fairbanks ticket 100 years ago this hour (June 10 1916)

1910s, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'Republican Convention in Chicago (1916)

(Saturday, June 10, 1916, 12:49 p.m. local time) — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Charles Evans Hughes of New York was nominated president today at the 1916 Republican National Convention meeting at Chicago Coliseum in Chicago. Continue reading Republicans nominate Hughes-Fairbanks ticket 100 years ago this hour (June 10 1916) →

President Wilson signs act creating ROTC 100 years ago today (June 3 1916)

1910s, U.S. Presidents, World War I


Video: 'ROTC Documentary'

(Saturday, June 3, 1916; during World War I) — U.S. President Woodrow Wilson today signed the National Defense Act of 1916, which, among other things, created the Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC).

Senate confirms first Jew to U.S. Supreme Court 100 years ago this hour (June 1 1916)

1910s


Video: 'Justice Louis D. Brandeis, The People's Attorney'

(Thursday, June 1, 1916, 5:00 p.m. local time) — Louis Brandeis, the first Jewish American to serve on the nation’s highest bench, took his seat today as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court after the Senate officially confirmed his nomination by a vote of 47 to 22.

Battle of Jutland began off Denmark 100 years ago this hour (May 31 1916)

1910s, World War I


Video: 'WORLD WAR I THE BATTLE OF JUTLAND Military History documentary'

(Wednesday May 31, 1916, 3:48 p.m. CEST; during World War I) — The Battle of Jutland, a naval battle fought by the British Royal Navy’s Grand Fleet against the Imperial German Navy’s High Seas Fleet, began today in the North Sea, near the coast of Denmark’s Jutland Peninsula.

The battle ended the next morning with a strategic British victory. There was no clear-cut victor, although the British suffered heavier losses.

Saturday Evening Post publishes first Norman Rockwell cover 100 years ago today (May 20 1916)

1910s

(Wednesday, May 20, 1916) — The Saturday Evening Post published its first Norman Rockwell cover today. The illustration showed a scowling boy dressed in his Sunday best, dutifully pushing a baby carriage past a couple of young baseball players, one of whom mockingly doffs his cap.

Three Irish nationalists executed for role in Easter Rising 100 years ago today (May 3 1916)

1910s


Video: 'The Executed Leaders of the 1916 Rising'

(Wednesday, May 3, 1916) — Irish nationalists Padraic Pearse, Thomas Clarke and Thomas MacDonagh were executed today by a British firing squad; they were among 16 people put to death for their roles in the Easter Rising armed insurrection of April 24-29, 1916.