16 August 1916 August 15, 2022 Author: Staff The Migratory Bird Treaty between Canada and the United States is signed. Famous Words of Inspiration..."Nothing is quite so wretchedly corrupt as an aristocracy which has lost its power but kept its wealth and which still has endless leisure to devote to nothing but banal enjoyments. All its great thoughts and passionate energy are things of the past, and nothing but a host of petty, gnawing vices now cling to it like worms to a corpse." Alexis de Tocqueville — Click here for more from Alexis de Tocqueville Related posts: 16 August 1916 24 January 1916 25 November 1783 25 April 1916 25 April 1916 14 May 1836 17 September 1787 22 June 1942 21 November 1916 20 March 1916 Categories: History Tags: 16 August, 1916