1916

  • Feb. 21-Dec. 18: Battle of Verdun fought to a draw, estimated 1 million casualties

  • Mar: Establishment of ROTC at Michigan

  • April 19: US President Wilson publicly warns Germany not to continue unrestricted submarine warfare practices

  • May 31-June 1: Battle of Jutland

  • July 1- Nov. 18: Battle of the Somme.  British introduce the tank

  • July 22: San Francisco Preparedness Day Bombing by radical labor leaders.

  • Oct. 28:  "Tag Day" held by Amenian Student Association to raise money for Armenian and Syrian Relief.

  • Nov. 7: Woodrow Wilson re-elected President of the United States

  • Dec. 7: Emma Goldman, Anarchist, holds last lecture in Ann Arbor. 

  • Dec 19: Hoover Steel Ball Strike in Ann Arbor MI
1916