2. 1916 News of the World
● Europe at war
● Mexican Revolution
● Saturday Evening Post publishes first Norman Rockwell cover
● Boy Scouts of America incorporated
● National Park Service established
● Top Movie: D.W. Griffith’s “Intolerance” with Lilian Gish
● Top Songs: “O Sole Mio” by Caruso, “Pretty Baby” by Billy Murray
● Broadway: “Chu Chin Chow” with Tyrone Power (2,238 shows in 5 years)
● “Portrait of an Artist...” (Joyce); “Metamophosis” (Kafka); “Chicago Poems”
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● U.S. President: Woodrow Wilson (D), re-elected
● Ohio Governor: Frank B. Willis (R)
● Ohio Senators: Warren G. Harding (R) and Altee Pomerane (D)