Mehmed V Dies, Mehmed VI Ascends Ottoman Throne, July 4, 1918

Women enlist in the United States Marine Corps for the first time. Opha May Johnson is the first woman to enlist. Date: August 13, 1918 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 13 📅 Events on this day in 1918 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1918Sayid Abdullah Becomes Last…

World War I: An explosion kills more than 100 people and destroys a Shell Loading Plant in New Jersey. Date: October 4, 1918 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 4 📅 Events on this day in 1918 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1918Vancouver’s First General Strike in Canadian…

Finnish Civil War: On the so-called "Bloody Maundy Thursday of Tampere", the Whites force the Reds to attack the city center, where the city's fiercest battles being fought in Kalevankangas with large casualties on both sides. During the same day, an explosion at the Red headquarters of Tampere kills several commanders. Date: March 28, 1918…

The Royal Air Force is created by the merger of the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service. Date: April 1, 1918 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 1 📅 Events on this day in 1918 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1918Gregorian Calendar Introduced in Russia…

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 1918Cape Town Mayor Sir Harry…