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Armistice 1918
The Armistice of 11 November 1918 was the armistice signed at Le Francport near Compiègne that ended fighting on land, sea and air in World War I between the Allies and their opponent, Germany. Previous armistices had been agreed with Bulgaria, the Ottoman Empire and the Austro-Hungarian Empire. -
Assassination Arch Duke Franz Ferdinan
On this day, the Archduke of Austria-Hungary was shot by Gavrilo Princip. This event is often considered the spark of World War 1, which would grow because of tangling alliances. -
Germany declares war on France
On this day Germany declares war on France just days after declaring war on Russia. -
Britain declares war on Germany
On this day both France and Britain. This is the war that is credited for starting World War 1. -
Sinking of the Lusitania
The sinking of the Cunard ocean linear RMS Lusitania occurred on Friday, 7 May 1915 during the First World War, as Germany waged submarine warfare against the United Kingdom which had implemented a naval blockade of Germany. -
Election of Woodrow Wilson (1916)
The 1916 United States presidential election was the 33rd quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 7, 1916. Incumbent Democratic President Woodrow Wilson defeated Supreme Court Justice Charles Evans Hughes, the Republican candidate. -
Zimmerman Note
The Zimmermann Telegram (or Zimmermann Note or Zimmerman Cable) was a secret diplomatic communication issued from the German Foreign Office in January 1917 that proposed a military alliance between Germany and Mexico. -
Wilson asks for Declaration of War
On April 2, 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. ... Since the start of World War I in 1914, the United States sought to stay out of the conflict. -
Congress passes the Espionage Acts (1917)
On June 15, 1917, just two months after the United States entered World War I, Congress adopted the Espionage Act. ... This language allowed the government to target socialists, communists, pacifists, and anarchists—all of which were opposed to the war. -
The United States Declares War/ Congress Votes to Declare War
In December 1917, Wilson requested, and Congress approved, a declaration of war against Austria-Hungary. The resolution declaring war against Austria-Hungary was adopted unanimously by the Senate, and was approved by the House of Representatives by a vote of 350 to 1 -
Spanish Influenza 1918
The 1918 influenza pandemic (January 1918 – December 1920; colloquially known as Spanish flu) was an unusually 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.
