BMW Founded as Public Company in Germany, August 13, 1918
Date: August 13, 1918
Date: August 13, 1918
In Nashville, Tennessee, an inbound local train collides with an outbound express, killing 101 and injuring 171 people, making it the deadliest rail accident in United States history. Date: July 9, 1918 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 9 π Events on this day in 1918 π On This Day (Today)…
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 β π Other events on April 24 π Events on this day in 1918 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1918Royal Air Force Created by…
The 1918 United Kingdom general election occurs, the first where women were permitted to vote. In Ireland the Irish republican political party Sinn FΓ©in wins a landslide victory with nearly 47% of the popular vote. Date: December 14, 1918 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 14 π Events on this day…
World War I: Corporal Alvin C. York kills 28 German soldiers and captures 132, for which he was awarded the Medal of Honor. Date: October 8, 1918 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 8 π Events on this day in 1918 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1918Finnish Defence…
Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany abdicates after the German Revolution, and Germany is proclaimed a Republic. Date: November 9, 1918 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 9 π Events on this day in 1918 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1918German High Seas Fleet Mutiny Triggers German Revolution, October…
Finnish Civil War: The battle of Tampere ends. Date: April 6, 1918 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 6 π Events on this day in 1918 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1918Constance Markievicz Becomes First Woman Elected MP, December 28, 1918Finnish Civil War Ends: Whites Capture Fort Ino,…