360What happened in 1916?
3 moments from 1916 on 360n60, each told in 60 words or fewer.
- On this day · 13 September 1916
Roald Dahl is born
On 13 September 1916, the writer Roald Dahl was born in Llandaff, Wales, to Norwegian parents. A wartime fighter pilot, he later wrote much-loved children's books, including Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda and The BFG, which have sold hundreds of millions of copies.
- 1916 · from Astronomers reveal the first picture of a black hole
Black holes are first predicted from Einstein's equations
- 1916 · from Yellowstone becomes the world's first national park
The US National Park Service is founded