Goldwyn Pictures film studio was founded by Samuel Goldwyn, Edgar Selwyn, and Archibald Selwyn.
During World War I, as a soldier, Adolf Hitler was injured by a grenade blast.
Tanks were used for the first time in battle, at the Battle of the Somme, during World War I.
Clarence Saunders founded the Piggly Wiggly store in Memphis, Tennessee, US.
Boeing was incorporated by William E. Boeing.
The Battle of Somme began.
The first of four fatal shark attacks happened on New Jersey shores.
Medical researcher Oswald Hope Robertson performed the first-ever blood transfusion using stored and refrigerated blood.