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July 1: Battle of the Somme begins; the conflict results in massive casualties: 419,000 for the British, 202,000 for the French, and as many as 600,000 for the Germans
July 30: Explosion in New Jersey set by German saboteurs destroys the Black Tom munitions depot, resulting in 3 dead and more than 30 million dollars in damages
September 15: Britain first uses the tank in battle at the Somme
November 7: Woodrow Wilson, campaigning on the slogan "He kept us out of war," barely wins the presidential election of 1916
November 18: Battle of the Somme ends after four and a half months
December 18: The nine-month-long Battle of Verdun ends; French African troops contribute to fighting at Verdun; by the end of the war, 450,000 soldiers from France's African colonies serve in combat |