World War 1

astro declare war with serbia

Jun 28, 1914

The austro Hungarian empire declares war on Serbia.

War erupts

Jun 28, 1914

Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austrian throne and his wife, visit Sarajevo in Bosnia. A bomb is thrown at their auto but misses.

German u boat

May 7, 1915

A German U-Boat torpedoes the British passenger liner Lusitania off the Irish coast. It sinks in 18 minutes, drowning 1,201 people.

royal navel

Nov 7, 1915

The Royal Naval Air Service adopted the same roundel as used by the Royal Flying Corps and discontinued the use of the Union Jack on Fuse

British Intercept

Jan 19, 1917

The British intercept a telegram sent by Alfred Zimmermann in the German Foreign Office to the German embassies in Washington D.C

War with Germany

Apr 6, 1917

The United States of America declares war on Germany.

American Troops

Jun 25, 1917

The first American troops land in France

War with Germany

Jul 4, 1917

Great Britain declares war on Germany. The declaration is binding on all Dominions within the British Empire including Canada, Australia..

France and Germans

Nov 11, 1918

At 5:10 am in a railway car at Compiegne France, the Germans sign the Armistice which is effective at 11 am- the eleventh hour of the evening

peace treaty

Jun 28, 1919

The Versailles Peace Treaty, signed on June 28th 1919, officially ended World War I. Of note, on the same day, five years wearlier the Arhciture