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The birth of Nathan E Cook
On October 10, 1885, Ellen and William Cook had a son named Nathan Cook. The Cook family had lived in Michigan until his father died in 1895. After than his mother re-married and they moved to Kansas City, Missouri. It was in Kansas were Nathan first got the idea to enlist into the United States Navy.
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Nathan E. Cook
Nathan E. Cook Enlisted in the U.S. Navy on July 9, 1901. Nathan worked at a packing plant in Kansas when he was 15 when he saw a navy propaganda poster and decided to lie about his age and join the Navy. He severed in the Philippine American War and served in the Boxer Rebellion. He also served in World War I where he command a submarine chaser, and World War 2.
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Assassination of Francis Ferdinand
Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated in Sarajevo, Bosnia on June 28, 1914. This event sparking the beginning of World War I as the country began to put blame on the assassination. As Austria placed the blame on the Serbian government, Russia begins to back up Serbia in the fight. As Russia comes into play, Germany backs up Austria as they know that others will follow Russia. This starting the war. -
The Battle of Tannenberg
On August 26, 1914 the German's attacked the Russian's in East Prussia. This battle being in the early stages of the war. And also would be known as one of the greatest German victories in the war against Russia on the eastern front. The battle have over 182,000 casualties.
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The first Battle of Marnes
On this September day the French attach the German's. The German's main plan was to try and attack Paris as the French had other plans.The French retreated back to the capital as the 6th army protected the capital in the front end. This battle having over 250,000 casualties.
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The Gallipoli Campaign
The Gallipoli Campaign was also known as, The battle of Gallipoli. The Battle of Gallipoli started when the Allied powers tried to control a sea route from Europe to Russia. They planed to gain control of the Dardanelles Straits is a passage connecting the Aegean Sea to the Sea of Marmara in northwestern Turkey. During this battle there was 473,000 casualties.
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The Battle of Verdun
On February 21 the German's took the French by surprise when they began open fire on the French. The German's main plan was to cause so much lose that they French would surrender but the battle ended up being costly for the both of them. There were a total of 800,000 casualties at Verdun. Verdun is known as one of the most costly battles from the use of artillery.
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The Battle of Somme
The Battle of Somme was known as one of the most costliest battles in World War I. The main purpose of this battle was for the British to push through the German lines. There was approximately 1.2 million casualties during this battle. 420,000 were British, 200,000 were French and 500,000 of them were German. -
The Zimmerman Telegram
On January 11th, 1917 The Zimmerman telegraph was invented. The Zimmerman Telegram was used as a communication system for the Germans. It was used to send out coded messages to allies, so that no one would know what they were saying.The Zimmerman Telegram made a great impact on WWI as it help majorly with communication.
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United States Declares war on Germany
America Enters the war on April 6, 1917 as the Senate Votes 82 to 6 to declare war on Germany. After so long of being a neutral party in the war. Neutrality was favored by the rest of america but the US reconsider when Germany attempted an attack on Britain, One of US major trade partners. -
The Battle of Passchendaele
After three months of fight the British finally claimed victory in Passchendaele. The British wanted to hit the German Army with full force. There were over 535,000 casualties during this battle. This making it one of the most costly battles in World War I.
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Commander of submarine chaser gets promoted
Nathan E. Cook was a commander for a submarine chaser that was responsible for sinking two German U-boats. Nathan was later promoted to lieutenant. On the 21st on August Nathan was given a tug boat, USS Favorite. This tug boat was used to find lost mineral and sunken ships.
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Surrender of Au
As the war is almost over the rebellion begins. On November 3, 1918, Austria-Hungary signs an armistice and surrenders to Italy. Austria-Hungary was apart of the central powers with Bulgaria, Germany, and the Ottoman Empire. Austria-Hungary was the last ally of Germany, so when they surrendered Germany was left to fight the war alone.
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The beginning to the end of the war
After losing supplies and gun power, Germany signed a armistice with the alliances that ended the war. This war was known as the " War to end all wars" because of the amount of destruction and the amounts of people killed. The first world war ended with 21 million soldiers wounded and 9 million dead and 5 million of civilians dead of disease, starvation and exposure. This war officially ended when the Treaty of Versailles was signed. -
The Treaty of Versallies
In 1919 The Treaty of Versailles was signed which officially ended World War I. It ended the remaining war between Germany and the allied powers. This treaty took about 5 months to complete as the countries ( mostly the allied powers) were making negotiations. This peace treaty was meant to end war but ended up laying the platform for World War 2. -
The retirement of Nathan Cook
After over 40 years of service for the U.S. Navy Nathan Cook finally retires. Also on this day Nathan was promoted to the permanent rank of lieutenant. Over the years Nathan has been promoted to a warrant officer, has been a commander of a submarine chaser, also has been a commander of the tugboat the USS Favorite. And continued to fight for america in World War II.
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Last living solider from the United Spanish War dies
Nathan E. Cook was long recognized for his many accomplishments and for being the last known living veteran for the United Spanish War. He was also received a congratulatory letter from George H W. Bush and got a video celebrating his life. After over 40 years of service he retired and went home to his wife. He later died at 106 in 1992.
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