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It estimates the most likely birth year from your current age by comparing that age with the current year.

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Major Historical Events

Battle of Verdun begins One of the longest and bloodiest battles of WWI begins in France.

Battle of the Somme One of the bloodiest military operations in history begins; 57,000 British casualties on day one.

Woodrow Wilson reelected Wilson wins a second term on the slogan 'He kept us out of war.'

Rasputin assassinated Russian mystic Grigori Rasputin is murdered by Russian nobles.

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Pop Culture Highlights

Film

Intolerance - D.W. Griffith

Film

The Floorwalker - Charlie Chaplin

Song

Ireland Must Be Heaven - Joseph McCarthy

Song

Pretty Baby - Tony Jackson

N/A - No television

N/A - Movies boosted morale

Game

N/A - Thistle Dhu — pierwszy kort do minigolfa w USA (Pinehurst

Game

N/A - Checkers

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Cost of Living (1916)

Gallon of milk Approximate for 1916; based on 1915 data

$0.18

Loaf of bread Approximate for 1916; based on 1915 data

$0.07

Ford Model T Approximate for 1916; based on 1915 data

$440

Pound of butter Approximate for 1916; based on 1915 data

$0.34

Movie ticket Approximate for 1916; based on 1915 data

$0.10

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1916 Trivia

Was WWI still going in 1916? expand_more

Yes. The Battle of the Somme in 1916 was one of the bloodiest battles in history. The war continued until 1918.

What generation are people born in 1916? expand_more

They are the Greatest Generation, defined by surviving the Depression and fighting in WWII.

Did people born in 1916 experience the Roaring Twenties? expand_more

Yes — they were teenagers during the Jazz Age, experiencing the cultural explosion firsthand.

What was it like growing up during WWI? expand_more

Food rationing, absent fathers or brothers, propaganda, and a cloud of loss defined childhood during the war years.

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Chinese Zodiac

Dragon

Chinese zodiac for 1916

Traits

Confident Powerful Visionary

Fun Fact

Dragon is considered one of the most symbolically powerful Chinese zodiac signs.

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