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(EU) Funeral of King Edward the Seventh
Its a large meeting of diplomats before a big war happens -
(US) President Woodrow Wilson Inaugurated
President Woodrow Wilson, who would serve as commander in chief during World War I, officially becomes President for the first of two terms -
(EU) Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand Shot in Sarajevo
On this day, the Arch Duke of Austria-Hungary was shot by Gavrilo Princip. This event is often considered the spark for World War 1, which would grow because of entangling alliances -
Germany attacks/declares war on France
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Britain declares war on Germany
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Christmas Truce of 1914
It was a widespread but unofficial truce to cease fire during the war around Christmas 1914 -
Armenian Genocide (EU)
the Ottoman government's systematic extermination of 1.5 million Armenians, mostly citizens within the Ottoman Empire. -
Sinking of the Lusitania (US)
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US chases Pancho Villa (US)
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Election of 1916 (US)
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Woodrow Wilson asks Congress for a Declaration of War
