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Assassination
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by a Bosnian Serb nationalist during an official visit to the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo. -
War
Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia, beginning the First World War. -
War
Germany declares war on Russia -
War
Germany declares war on France, and invades neutral Belgium. -
Landing in France
The first British troops land in France. -
War
Great Britain and France declare war on Austria-Hungary -
Battle of Mons
Four division of the British Expeditionary (BEF), commanded by Sir John French, struggle with the German 1st Army over the 60-foot-wide Mons Canal in Belgium, near the French Frontier. -
Battle of Coronel
The Royal Navy suffered its first defeat of World War One. -
War Zone
Germany declares war zone around British Isles. Kaiser Wilhelm announced Germany's intention to sink all ships sailing under the flags of Britain, Russia or France found within British waters. -
American Holocaust
American Holocaust began. The Turkish government arrested and executed several hundred Armenian Intellectuals. -
Allies sign Treaty of London
After receiving the promise of significant territorial gains, Italy signs the Treaty of London. -
Lusitania
The British ocean liner Lusitania is torpedoed without warning by a German Submarine off the south coast of Ireland. -
Battle of Somme
A battle of the First World War fought by armies of the British Empire and France against the German Empire. -
Sinking
HMHS Britannic sinks in the Aegean Sea after a mine explodes, killing 30 people -
Battle of Rafa
A minor British victory that ended the Sinai campaign of 1916. -
Zimmermann
German foreign secretary Arthur Zimmerman publicly admits the "Zimmerman telegram" is genuine. Generates support for the US deceleration of war on Germany in April. -
War
United States formally declared war against Germany and entered the conflict in Europe. -
Landing
First American troops land in France -
War
China declares war on Germany and Austria. -
Action
Gen Pershing and US troops see action on Western Front for the first time -
President Woodrow Wilson
U.S president Woodrow Wilson outlined the US war aims in a speech given to Congress. Which was to become known as his "fourteen points" -
Pandemic
First recorded case of Spanish flu at Funston Army Camp. -
Armistice
The armistice that ended fighting in World War I between Allies and their opponent, Germany. -
conference
The Paris peace conference open to draw up the treaties formally ending the WWI -
Signing the treaty
The treaty ending the state of war between Germany and the Allied power was signed this day.
