Video: 'The Historical Wrigley Field - Decades TV Network'
(Thursday, April 20, 1916, approximately 3:00-6:00 p.m. CST) — The Chicago Cubs played their first game at Wrigley Field (then known as Weeghman Park) today, besting the Cincinnati Reds 7–6 in eleven innings.
Video: 'A Love Story: The History Behind the Founding of the PGA of America'
(Monday, April 10, 1916) — The Professional Golfers’ Association of America (PGA of America), an organization of golf professionals, was founded in New York City today with 35 charter members. Continue reading Professional Golfers’ Association of America founded in New York 110 years ago today (Apr 10 1916)
Video: 'RARE FOOTAGE: The U.S. Hunt for Pancho Villa: Punitive Expedition of 1916'
(Thursday, March 15, 1916, 12:00 p.m. local time; during the Mexican Revolution) — A U.S. expeditionary force of more than 4,000 troops led by Brig. Gen. John J. Pershing entered Mexico today on an ultimately futile mission to capture Pancho Villa, whose raiders had attacked Columbus, New Mexico, killing 18 U.S. citizens.
(Thursday, March 9, 1916, 3:30 p.m. Central European Time; during World War I) — Germany this afternoon declared war on Portugal, which had earlier this year honored its alliance with Great Britain by seizing German ships anchored in Lisbon’s harbor.
Video: 'Pancho Villa raids Columbus, New Mexico'
(Thursday, March 9, 1916, 4:15 a.m. MST; during the Battle of Columbus) — A band of Mexican raiders led by revolutionary leader Pancho Villa attacked the U.S. border town of Columbus, New Mexico, early today, setting fire to buildings and touching off a fierce battle with American troops stationed there. Continue reading 18 Americans killed in Pancho Villa raid on Columbus, New Mexico 110 years ago this hour (Mar 9 1916)
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)
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).
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)
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.
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)
