1916
ID: 1236
Madison Grant publishes 'The Passing of the Great Race' - influences German thinking: 'The cross between any of the three European races and a Jew is a Jew.'
ID: 1236
1916
ID: 1237
Woodrow Wilson: 'We want one class to have a liberal education. We want another class... to forgo the privilege of a liberal education'
ID: 1237
1916
ID: 1238
Emmy Noether proves Noether's theorem connecting symmetries to conservation laws - 'One of the most important mathematical theorems ever proved'
ID: 1238
1916
ID: 1239
Germany begins producing synthetic rubber due to Allied blockades, accelerating polymer science
ID: 1239
1916
ID: 1240
Boston had 2 million rats causing $72 million annual damage
ID: 1240
1916
ID: 1241
New York Epidemic: 25% case fatality rate polio (vs <1% natural)
ID: 1241
1916
ID: 1243
FATIMA: Angel of Portugal appears to three children - Teaches prayer: 'My God, I believe, I adore, I hope, I love You'
ID: 1243
1916
ID: 2364
Uniform Limited Partnership Act - American standardization of limited partnership across states
ID: 2364
1916
ID: 4282
U.S. government standardizes on 8.5 x 11 inch paper size for all departments - creates de facto American standard
ID: 4282
1916
ID: 4591
Planck's son Karl killed in World War I at Verdun - first of family tragedies
ID: 4591
1916
ID: 1242
December 1, 1916
Foucauld martyred by Senussi raiders - Dies clutching monstrance with Blessed Sacrament - Found with Sacred Heart and Holy Face images
ID: 1242