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Can you name the people, places and events of 1916?

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Question	Answer	Date
This battle, the longest in WWI, begins on the Western Front between the German & French armies		21st February
This comic actor is signed by the Mutual film company, releasing films such as The Vagabond & The Floorwalker		26th February
This Munich-based German automobile company is founded		7th March
The Easter Rising marks the beginning of the revolutionary period of this country		24th April
This Russian communist revolutionary urges socialists across Europe to revolt against the bourgeoisie		25th April
Belgian forces take over Kigali, then part of German East Africa, but now this country's capital		6th May
WWI's Battle of Jutland, between British and German naval forces, takes place in this sea		31st May
Louis Brandeis is appointed to the US Supreme Court after being nominated by this President		1st June
This huge WWI battle, named after a French river, begins in summer and lasts through November		1st July
This fighter pilot, considered the premier flying ace of WWI, wins his first aerial combat		17th September
This future German chancellor is wounded in the thigh by an exploding shell while fighting in France		5th October
This man, namesake of a major college football award, coaches Georgia Tech to an incredible 222-0 victory		7th October
This future slugger pitches 13 shutout innings in the World Series, as the Red Sox defeat the Brooklyn Robins		9th October
Margaret Sanger opens America's first birth control clinic in this New York borough		16th October
This politician replaces H.H. Asquith as British Prime Minister		6th December

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