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(EU) funeral of king Edward vii
on this day, the funeral of the former king of England occurs. -
(US) president Woodrow Wilson inaugurated
former president woodrow wilson was inagurated on this day. he would also serve as commander in chief during World War one. -
(EU) Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated in Sarajevo
on this day, Franz Ferdinand, archduke of Austria-hungary, was assassinated by gavrilo princip. this is considered the spark of world war one -
(EU) germany declares war on france
on this day germany declares war on france, and invades belgium. -
(EU)britain declares war on germany
on this date, Britain declares war on Germany. these events take place after Germany invades Belgium. -
(EU) christmas truce of 1914
on christmas day of 1914, the western front of WWI had a series of unofficial ceasefires, due to christmas. -
(EU + US) Sinking of the RMS Lusitania
on this day, the rms Lusitania was sunk by a German u-boat via torpedo -
(US) election of 1916
on this date, Woodrow Wilson won his presidential race agains Supreme Court justice Charles Evans Hughes -
(EU) Russian revolution
from March 8 1917, to November 7 1917, the lower class of the Russian empire revolted against the Russian Government. -
(US) United states declares war on germany
