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Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
was born on December 18, 1863, in Graz, Austria. ... While in power, he attempted to restore Austro-Russian relations while maintaining -
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife were killed
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife were killed by a Serbian nationalist in Sarajevo. -
Germany vs Russia
Germany declares war on Russia -
Great Britain declares war on Germany
Britain then sends an ultimatum, rejected by the Germans, to withdraw from Belgium. August 4, 1914 - Great Britain declares war on Germany. -
Battle of Mulhouse
Soldiers from the German Seventh Army recaptured Mulhouse, forcing French troops to retreat -
German submarine U-20 torpedoed and sank
the German submarine U-20 torpedoed and sank the British cruise liner Lusitania traveling from New York -
Toplica Uprising
Serbian rebel forces known as the Chetniks began an organized rebellion against the Central Powers in occupied Serbia. -
United States vs Germany
the United States formally declared war against Germany and entered the conflict in Europe -
Battle of the Hills
German counterattacks on Le Téton and Le Casque, France failed. A mob of 3,000 white men marched into East St. -
The Battle of Princeton
he Battle of Princeton took place in the War of Independence, in which George Washington defeated the British forces, -
Brest-Litovsk,
located in modern-day Belarus near the Polish border, Russia signs a treaty with the Central Powers ending its participation in World War I. -
Battle of Cantigny.
The Battle of Cantigny, fought May 28, 1918 was the first major American battle and offensive of World War I. -
Battle of Abaran
After two days of counterattacks, the Armenians inflicted enough heavy casualties on the Ottoman Army -
Veterans Day
The Allied powers signed a ceasefire agreement with Germany at Rethondes, France, at 11:00 a.m. on November 11, 1918, bringing the war now known as World War I to a close -
Invasion of Åland
The United States Army established the 278th Aero Squadron at Love Field, Dallas, Texas. -
Germany signed the Treaty of Versailles
officially ending its involvement in World War I. -
nations formally
the League of Nations formally comes into being when the Covenant of the League of Nations, ratified by 42 nations -
the United States Senate rejected for the second time the Treaty of Versailles
by a vote of 49-35, falling seven votes short of a two-thirds majority needed for approval -
the R38
The R38, the world's largest airship, suffers a structural failure and crashes into the Humber Estuary in north-east England, UK; 44 of its crew of 49 are killed.
