Date: June 1, 1918
Stephen W. Thompson shoots down a German airplane; this is the first aerial victory by the U.S. military. Date: February 5, 1918 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 5 📅 Events on this day in 1918 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1918Pershing Diverts Rainbow Division to Baccarat Sector,…
The Democratic Republic of Georgia is established. Date: May 26, 1918 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 26 📅 Events on this day in 1918 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1918Gregorian Calendar Introduced in Russia by Decree January 24, 1918WWI: German Spring Offensive Destroys 10th Royal West Kent…
World War I: First tank-to-tank combat, during the second Battle of Villers-Bretonneux. Three British Mark IVs meet three German A7Vs. Date: April 24, 1918 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 24 📅 Events on this day in 1918 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1918Bolshevik Kiev Arsenal Uprising Begins…
The Austro-Hungarian battleship SMS Szent István sinks off the Croatian coast after being torpedoed by an Italian MAS motorboat; the event is recorded by camera from a nearby vessel. Date: June 10, 1918 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 10 📅 Events on this day in 1918 📅 On This Day (Today)…
Ukrainian–Soviet War: The Bolshevik Red Army, on its way to besiege Kyiv, is met by a small group of military students at the Battle of Kruty. Date: January 29, 1918 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 29 📅 Events on this day in 1918 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
A case of influenza is recorded at Camp Funston, Kansas, conventionally marking the beginning of the worldwide Spanish flu pandemic. Date: March 4, 1918 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 4 📅 Events on this day in 1918 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1918Finnish Independence Recognized by Russia,…