Thursday, June 22, 1916
Sunny
Correspondence (0)
Gap in Correspondence
No surviving record of correspondence for this date. The Archive continues through witness accounts and official records.
Archive Silence
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London
HIS DAYReceiving a letter from Winston Churchill regarding Dardanelles papers
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Venetia Stanley
Location unknown.
Official Register
1916-06-22Top News
Daily Edition
German forces gassed French artillery positions around Verdun, causing 1,600 casualties [14].. The musical revue 'The Passing Show of 1916' premiered in New York, featuring the first song by George Gershwin performed in public [14].
Cabinet Council
NO SESSION
No Minutes
Parliament
RECESS
Adjourned
Witness Observations
Cynthia Asquith
"Went to look at the Italian War Cartoons at the Leicester Gallery... Instead, I bought a black, trimmed with blue, gaberdine coat and skirt—which I didn't in the least want."