World War Timetable By stephen_kellum Jun 28, 1914 War is declared on Serbia by Austria-Hungary. Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assasinated in Saraejevo, Bosnia First World War.com Aug 5, 1914 The Battle of Liege at Stone Bridge was the first land battle of WWI lasted twelvw days. First Word War.com Aug 23, 1914 Battle of the Mons was the first battle that Air Warfare was used in. The Germans plan of attack was exposed by a French plane, this stoppedthe Germansintheir tracks. The Beginning of Air Warfare,1914 Sep 6, 1914 First Battle of the Marne, French and British dug trenches The Japan Times Apr 1, 1915 First airplane armed with machine gun, flown by Roland Garros The Birth of the Fighter Plane May 7, 1915 Germany sank the British boat, "Lusitania", by torpedo, this changed the opinions of americans about the war Lusitania Apr 22, 1916 the Germans sent a five mile wide cloud of greenish-yellow gas over enemy trenches. This was the introduction to chemical warfare to World WarI Trenches on the Web Apr 2, 1917 United States President, Woodrow Wilson declares war on Germany <a href='http://http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/wilsonwar.htm' >America Declares War on Germany Jun 15, 1917 Espionage Act passed made it unlawful to speak out about the war Immigration in America Nov 5, 1917 Capture of tikrit www.firstworldwar.com/battles/all.htm Dec 8, 1917 Fall of Jurusalem www.firstworldwar.com/battles/all.htm May 16, 1918 Sedition Act made it illegal to speak negitively about the government, constitution , the flag or the military immigration in America Jul 15, 1918 Second Battle of the Marne, both Us and Frech trrops pushed back German troops The beginning of the End of World War I, 1918 Sep 12, 1918 Battle of Havrincourt www.firstworldwar.com/battles/all.htm Jun 28, 1919 TheVersailles Treaty was signed to help with future conflicts and to keep devistation to a minimum Signing the Treaty of Verailles.1919