Germany and its World War I allies become the first countries to use daylight saving time (DST).
Racer Bob Burman died after crashing his race car in Corona, California.
Oil well gusher fired 1,000 feet into the air near Tampico, Mexico making it the largest in history.
The UK Parliament passed the Military Service Act of 1916, introducing conscription in the UK.
During WWI, The Battle of Gallipoli concluded with an Ottoman Empire victory when the last Allied forces were evacuated from the Peninsula.
The last Australian troops were evacuated from Gallipoli during World War I.
The Empire of China was established by statesman Yuan Shikai, who declared himself Emperor.
More than 25,000 people marched down New York's 5th Avenue supporting women's suffrage.
The first radio message to go across the Atlantic Ocean was sent from Virginia to Paris.
Sir Cecil Herbert Edward Chubb became the last private owner of Stonehenge, Wiltshire, England.
A tropical cyclone hurricane hit Galveston in Texas.
333 US marines invaded Haiti, beginning a 19-year occupation.
A German U-Boat sinks the RMS Lusitania.
The Treaty of London was signed by Italy, Britain, France, and Russia.
The Ottoman Empire begins its systematic extermination of Armenians.
The German army used chlorine gas for the first time.
The SF F-4 submersible boat sank and killed 21 people near Hawaii.
The US National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics was founded as an emergency measure during WWI.
The United States Coast Guard was formed by an act passed by the US Congress.
Russians defeated Ottoman forces during WWI.
Avezzano earthquake claimed 30,000 lives in Italy.
During World War I, Japan officially declared war on Germany.
President Woodrow Wilson issued a Proclamation of Neutrality.
The Defence of the Realm Act was introduced in Britain.
The first British troops arrived in France during World War I.
The United States of America declared neutrality at the beginning of World War I.
Germany declared war on France and sent its first wave of troops to Belgium to start the attack.
Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie were assassinated, ultimately causing World War I.
Diego Velázquez's painting 'The Toilet of Venus' was destroyed by suffragettes at a museum in London.
Prince Wilhelm of Wied arrived in Albania to begin his reign as King.
The HMHS Britannic, sister to the RMS Titanic, was launched at Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast.
Frugal parents mailed their four-year-old child 73 miles from their home to the child's grandparents.
Mahatma Gandhi was arrested after leading an Indian miner's march in protest of the Indian Relief Bill.
US President Woodrow Wilson announced the country would never fight another country for territory again.
The first female students were enrolled at a University in Japan.
South Africa implements the Natives Land Act.
The First Balkan War came to an end with the signing of the Treaty of London.
Igor Stravinsky's ballet Le Sacre du printemps is premiered.
India's first-ever full-length film, Raja Harishchandra, was released in theaters.
The Woolworth Building in New York City was officially opened, making it the world's largest building at the time.
King George I of Greece was assassinated while out on a walk in Thessaloniki.
The United States Department of Labor was formed.
The 16th Amendment to the US Constitution was ratified.
Works to build Australia's capital city commence.
The 'Armory Show' opens in New York.
Oregon became the first US state to pass a minimum wage law.
Grand Central Terminal opened in New York City.
The opera company The Deutsche Opernhaus (now know as Deutsche Oper Berlin) was founded. They opened with a performance of The Deutsche Opernhaus.
Former US President Theodore Roosevelt delivered a speech immediately after being shot.
Theodore Roosevelt was nominated for US president by the Progressive Party.
