Date: August 4, 1914
Nineteen men, women, and children participating in a strike are killed in the Ludlow Massacre during the Colorado Coalfield War. Date: April 20, 1914 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 20 📅 Events on this day in 1914 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1914USS Nevada Launches as U.S….
China joins the Universal Postal Union. Date: March 1, 1914 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 1 📅 Events on this day in 1914 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1914U.S. Congress Forms Aviation Section, Official Army Aircraft Status, July 18, 1914Swiss Army Mobilizes for World War I August…
The U.S. Congress forms the Aviation Section, U.S. Signal Corps, giving official status to aircraft within the U.S. Army for the first time. Date: July 18, 1914 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 18 📅 Events on this day in 1914 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1914German U-Boat…
World War I: Start of the Battle of Lorraine, an unsuccessful French offensive. Date: August 14, 1914 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 14 📅 Events on this day in 1914 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1914Karluk Sinks in Arctic Ice, Canadian Expedition Flagship, January 11, 1914World War…
The funeral of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie takes place in Vienna, six days after their assassinations in Sarajevo. Date: July 4, 1914 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 4 📅 Events on this day in 1914 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1914Ludlow Massacre Kills 19…
World War I: The German minelayer SS Königin Luise lays a minefield about 40 miles (64 km) off the Thames Estuary (Lowestoft). She is intercepted and sunk by the British light-cruiser HMS Amphion. Date: August 5, 1914 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 5 📅 Events on this day in 1914 📅 On This…