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(EU) Franz Feriland Shot
On this day, the Archduke of Austria-Hungry was shot by Gavrilo Princip. This event is often considered the spark for World War 1. Which would grow because of entangling alliances. -
Germany Declares War on France
Germany declares war on France, and invades Belgium. Then Britain sends an ultimatum, rejected by the Germans, to withdraw from Belgium -
Sinking of the Lusitania
The sinking of which by a German U-boat on May 7, 1915. The Lusitania, which was owned by the Cunard Line, was built to compete for the highly lucrative transatlantic passenger trade. -
Italy declares war on Austria-Hungary
On May 23, 1915, Italy declared war on Austria-Hungary. The Italian declaration opened up a new front in World War I, stretching 600 kilometers. -
Election of Woodrow Wilson
President Woodrow Wilson defeated Supreme Court Justice Charles Evans Hughes. Wilson was the only sitting Democratic president to win re-election between 1832 and 1936. Wilson was re-nominated without opposition at the 1916 Democratic National Convention. -
The United States Declares War/ Congress Votes to Declare War
In December Wilson requested, and Congress approved, a declaration of war against Austria-Hungary. -
Congress passes the Espionage Acts
In June Congress passed the Espionage Act. Congress passed the Sedition Act of 1918, which made it a federal offense to use "scurrilous, or abusive language" about the Constitution, the government, the American uniform, or the flag. The government prosecuted over 2,100 people under these acts. -
Zimmerman Note
In January the Zimmerman Telegram was a secret diplomatic communication issued from the German Foreign Office that proposed a military alliance between Germany and Mexico. -
Wilson asks for Declaration of War
In 1917 President Woodrow Wilson asked Congress to declare war against Germany, saying, “The world must be made safe for democracy.” Four days later, Congress voted overwhelmingly in favor of a war declaration. -
(U.S) The United States declares war on Germany
Entry into World War I President Woodrow Wilson went before a joint session of Congress to request a declaration of war against Germany. The United States later declared war on German ally Austria-Hungary. -
Armistice
11 November 1918 was the armistice signed at Le Francport near Compiègne that ended fighting in World War I between the Allies and their opponent, Germany. -
Spanish Influenza
The influenza pandemic was a deadly influenza pandemic, the first of the two pandemics involving H1N1 influenza virus. It infected 500 million people around the world, including people on remote Pacific islands and in the Arctic. -
The Stars and Stripes suspends the Sporting Page
Stars and Stripes is an American military newspaper that focuses and reports on matters concerning the members of the United States Armed Forces. -
Treaty of Versailles takes effect
It was signed on June 28, 1919, by the Allied and associated powers and by Germany in the Hall of Mirrors in the Palace of Versailles and went into effect on January 10, 1920. -
Britain Declares War on Germany
Britain declares war on Germany after Hitler's troops invade Poland. Chamberlain's announcement that the country was at war came two days after Hitler's troops had invaded Poland.
