18 December 1916 December 17, 2011 Author: Staff During World War 1, the Battle of Verdun ends when German forces are defeated by the French and British. Famous Words of Inspiration..."Government consists in nothing else but so controlling subjects that they shall neither be able to, nor have cause to do it harm." Nicolo Machiavelli — Click here for more from Nicolo Machiavelli Related posts: 7 December 1862 Categories: History Tags: 18 December, 1916