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Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie were both assassinated by a Bosnian Serb nationalist named Gavrilo Princip on their visit to the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo. The assassination led to chains of events that caused the outbreak of World War I. -
Austria Hungary Declares War On Serbia
Austria Hungary declaring war on Serbia marked the beginning of WWI. WWI was the most tragic conflict in the history of human race. -
Italy Declares War on Austria-Hungary
The Treaty of London was signed on 26 April 1915 which made Italy declare war against Austria-Hungary. -
Germany Begins The Attack On Verdun
The Battle of Verdun began at 7:15 when the German army began pounding the forts and trenches with artillery fire. 1,200 guns smashed the French positions. -
Allied Offensive Begins The Battle Of The Somme
The offensive began on July 1 1916 after a long week of artillery bombardment of the German lines. Advancing British troops found out that German defences hadn't been destroyed as expected. The Somme became an wearing-out battle. -
Battle Of Verdun Ends
The battle of Verdun ends resulting in 550,000 French and 450,000 German casualties. The battle of Verdun ranks next to the battle of the Marne as the greatest drama of the world war. The battle Verdun represents checkmate of a supreme effort on the part of the Germans to end the war by a thunderstroke. -
United States severs diplomatic relations with Germany
United States and German relations were terminated in 1917 during World War I, and the United States declared war on Germany. -
Russia Signs The Treaty Of Brest-Litovsk With Germany
Russia signs the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk with Germany on 3 March 1918.The signatories were Soviet Russia signed by Grigori Sokolnikov on the one side and the German Empire, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and Ottoman Empire on the other. -
German Begins It's Final Offensive War
In March Germany had begun their final offensive war. -
The Stars And Stripes Suspends The Sporting Page
The Stars and Stripes suspends the sporting page. The decision followed articles about famous U.S athletes running to get jobs at farms to avoid military service under War Department "Work or Fight" order. -
Germany Signs The Armistice
On November 11, after years of fighting and the loss of millions of lives, the guns on the Western front fell silent. Although fighting continued elsewhere, the armistice between Germany and the Allies was the first step of ending World War I. -
Sporting Page Returns To The Stars And Stripes
After the armistice the sports coverage returned to the Stars and Stripes, with a new page focusing on AEF athletic events. -
First Anniversary Of Stars And Stripes
On May 14, John Philip Sousa's band officially debuted his march "Stars and Stripes Forever" in Philadelphia. It quickly became a hit, with calls for it to replace the "Star Spangled Banner" as the national anthem. Instead, it was made national anthem in 1987. -
Last Issue Of The Stars And Stripes Is Published
The final edition was published on June 13, 1919.On June 14, 1919, immediately following suspension of the U.S military's Stars and Stripes, some of its staff members organized a new Washington-based publishing house known as the Stars and Stripes Corporation. -
The Treaty Of Versaille
On June 28, 1919, the Treaty of Versailles was signed at the Palace of Versailles outside Paris, France. The treaty was one of several that officially ended five years of conflict known as the great World War I.