The UK Parliament passed the Military Service Act of 1916, introducing conscription in the UK.
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A patent for his electric lamp invention was given to Thomas Edison.
Michael Jackson's hair caught fire while filming a Pepsi commercial in front of 3,000 fans.
The first of 126 nuclear tests started at the Nevada Test Site.
Apollo 1 test launch failed, and astronauts Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger B. Chaffee all died.
Icon of the Seas, the largest cruise ship in the world, embarked on its maiden voyage from Miami.
