| January 2, 1916 |
Joseph Rucker Lamar dies in Washington D. C. from the effects of a stroke that had kept him from his duties as Justice of the U. S. Supreme Court for the past year.
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| January 3, 1916 |
Former U. S. Supreme Court Justice and Augusta resident Joseph R. Lamar dies
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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| January 17, 1916 |
Marietta Country Club incorporated. Their 9-hole course would expand to 18 holes in 1966.
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Marietta, GA |
| January 27, 1916 |
The battleship Georgia is decommissioned
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| March 5, 1916 |
Earthquake strikes 30 miles southeast of Atlanta
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Earthquakes that have struck Georgia
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| March 5, 1916 |
Mount Berry Chapel, designed by Jarry Carlson of Boston and built by students, is dedicated. |
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Martha Berry |
| March 15, 1916 |
Big Band leader Harry James born, Albany
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Harry James |
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Albany, Georgia |
| May 20, 1916 |
Dedication of the official start of work on the carving at Stone Mountain |
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Stone Mountain |
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John Gutzon de la Mothe Borglum |
| July 1, 1916 |
The new Knights of the Ku Klux Klan receives its official charter from the state of Georgia |
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Ku Klux Klan in Georgia |
| August 29, 1916 |
President Woodrow Wilson calls for legislation creating an eight-hour work day and time-and-a-half for overtime.
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William Charles Adamson |
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Woodrow Wilson |
| August 31, 1916 |
William Adamson [D-GA.] introduces the Adamson Act legislation, calling for an 8 hour workday and overtime pay.
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William Charles Adamson |
| September 3, 1916 |
Wilson signs the Adamson Act into law, four days after it had been proposed by Georgia Congressman William Adamson, averting a looming railroad strike
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William Charles Adamson |
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Woodrow Wilson |
| October 7, 1916 |
Georgian Alexa Stirling becomes the state's first championship women's golfer by winning the Women's National Golf Title at the Belmont Springs Country Club in Massachusetts. She would win the title again in 1919 and 1920 |
| October 7, 1916 |
Cumberland University is defeated by Georgia Tech, 222-0. While there were first downs in the game, neither team advanced to a first down. Cumberland never advanced 10 yards from the original line of scrimmage and Tech scored every time they had the ball.
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| October 9, 1916 |
Edward Andrews born, Griffin, Georgia
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Edward Andrews |
| November 7, 1916 |
Woodrow Wilson elected President of the United States for a second term, defeating Charles Evans Hughes. |
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Woodrow Wilson |
