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British Ocean Liner Titanic sinks after striking an iceberg off Newfoundland
In 1912 the sinking of the Titanic began late on the night of April 14th. Information on the sinking Titanic indicates that the ship approached a massive iceberg, and although efforts were made to steer clear of the large frozen mass, all efforts were to no avail. Sadly, further records of the Titanic accident history indicate that the Titanic disaster may very well have been able to have been completely avoided had officers on ship paid heed to reports received earlier regarding the frozen wate -
World War I begins in Europe
In Europe, the ambitious Hitler was busy strengthening the German military forces. His intense desire to make Germany strong and powerful led him to attack and conquer his neighbours hungrily. Britain intervened and demanded Hitler to withdraw his troops. Failing to achieve an agreement, Britain declared war on Germany. The war eventually grew to become the Second World War. -
Panama Canal Opens
The history of the Panama Canal goes back to 16th century. After realizing the riches of Peru, Ecuador, and Asia, and counting the time it took the gold to reach the ports of Spain, it was suggested c.1524 to Charles V, that by cutting out a piece of land somewhere in Panama, the trips would be made shorter and the risk of taking the treasures through the isthmus would justify such an enterprise. A survey of the isthmus was ordered and subsequently a working plan for a canal was drawn up in 1529 -
United States enters World War I
On April 6, 1917, the U.S. joined its allies--Britain, France, and Russia--to fight in World War I. Under the command of Major General John J. Pershing, more than 2 million U.S. soldiers fought on battlefields in France. Many Americans were not in favor of the U.S. entering the war and wanted to remain neutral. However, the U.S. eventually did enter the war. -
Treaty of Versailles ends World War I
Even before The Treaty of Versailles was written, many of the Allied governments, including Italy and Japan, had already made secret treaties with each other, dividing up certain parts of Germany and its colonies. The Ottoman Empire (now Turkey) and other Central Powers, were also to be divided up. In fact, Italy joined the Allies because of Allied promises to divide the Central Powers and give some of the land to Italy if it joined in the war against Germany.
