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Apr 11 1900
U.S. Navy Acquires Its First Submarine
On April 11, 1900, the U.S. Navy acquired its first submarine, designed by Irish immigrant John P. Holland. Propelled by gasoline while on the... Read more
Apr 8 1904
Signing of the Entente Cordiale
The Entente Cordiale was the culmination of the policy of Théophile Delcassé, France’s foreign minister from 1898, who believed that a... Read more
Aug 31 1907
Signing of the Anglo-Russian Entente
The Anglo-Russian Entente or the Anglo-Russian Convention of 1907 was an accord signed on 31 August 1907 in St. Petersburg by Count Alexander... Read more
1914 to 1918
Adolf Hitler serves in World War I
Hitler, by all accounts, was an unusual soldier with a sloppy manner and unmilitary bearing. But he was also eager for action and always ready to... Read more
Jun 28 1914
Assassination of the Archduke Ferdinand
The Archduke Francis Ferdinand, heir to the throne of Austria, with his wife, the Duchess of Hohenberg, was paying a visit of state to Bosnia, then... Read more
Jul 24 1914
Telegrams and Letters Circulated on Friday July 24 1914
Serbia. M. Strandtman, Russian Chargé d'Affaires at Belgrade, telegraphed to M. Sazonof, Minister for Foreign Affairs at Petrograd, that Pashitch,... Read more
Jul 25 1914
Telegrams and Letters Circulated on Saturday July 25 1914
Austria-Hungary. Count Berchtold, Austro-Hungarian Minister for Foreign Affairs, telegraphed from Lembach to his Under-Secretary, Baron von... Read more
Jul 25 1914
Serbia's Reply to the Austro-Hungarian Note
A few minutes before 6 p. m., July 25, 1914, the Serbian Government made its reply to the Austrian note. This declared that no attempts had been... Read more
Jul 28 1914
Germany's 10 Million Dollar Gold Ship Escapes
The fast German merchant ship, the Kronprinzessin Cecilie, left New York harbor on July 28, 1914, carrying a cargo of $10,000,000 in gold, and was... Read more
Jul 28 1914
Austria-Hungary Declares War on Serbia
When the full text of the Austria's ultimatum to Serbia was published, public opinion was incensed at the severity of the demand. A feverish week... Read more
Aug 1 1914
Germany Declares War on Russia
Presented by the German Ambassador to St. Petersburg The Imperial German Government have used every effort since the beginning of the crisis to... Read more
Aug 2 1914
Germany Invades and Occupies Luxembourg
The first overt act of war on the Western front occurred at 1:30 o'clock on the morning of Sunday, August 2, 1914, when a detail of German officers... Read more
Aug 3 1914
Germany Invades Belgium
King Albert of Belgium exerted himself to repel the invaders. By his orders nearly all the bridges, roads and tunnels in the Ardennes district,... Read more
Aug 3 1914
Germany Declares War on France
On the afternoon of this day in 1914, two days after declaring war on Russia, Germany declares war on France, moving ahead with a long-held... Read more
Aug 4 1914
Great, Britain, France and Russia Declare War on Germany, and Germany Declares War on Belgium
Germany, on August 3, while refusing to promise not to trample down Belgium, would agree not to attack France by sea if Britain should remain... Read more
Aug 4 1914
Battle of Liege
THE FALL OF LIEGE Liege was a kind of natural key-hole into Belgium and France. It was a point at which many great railroad lines converged,... Read more
Aug 4 1914
Liberia Declares War on Germany
At the outbreak of World War I, President Howard attempted to maintain the country's neutrality, though he tended to support the Allies, whose... Read more
Aug 5 1914
Montenegro Declares War on Austria-Hungary
Montenegrin Army, 40,000 General Yukovitch King Nicholas Austrian Army, 60,000 General Ermolli General Koevess MONTENEGRO, the poorest... Read more
Aug 6 1914
Serbia Declares War on Germany
Setting the stage On July 23, Austria-Hungary demanded Serbia comply with its March 1909 declaration to the Great Powers to maintain good... Read more