Bolshevik Leader Moisei Uritsky Assassinated August 17, 1918

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 massive forest fire kills 453 people in Minnesota. Date: October 12, 1918 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 12 📅 Events on this day in 1918 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1918Democratic Republic of Georgia Established May 26, 1918Meuse-Argonne Offensive Begins in World War I, September 26,…

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 1918Pershing Diverts Rainbow Division…

The Hammond Circus Train Wreck kills 86 and injures 127 near Hammond, Indiana. Date: June 22, 1918 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 22 📅 Events on this day in 1918 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1918Pershing Diverts Rainbow Division to Baccarat Sector, March 28, 1918Spanish Flu Begins…

Battle of Bear Valley: The last battle of the American Indian Wars. Date: January 9, 1918 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 9 📅 Events on this day in 1918 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1918Bessarabia Proclaims Union with Romania, March 27, 1918Bulgaria Signs Armistice of Salonica, Ends…

Russia signs the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, agreeing to withdraw from World War I, and conceding German control of the Baltic States, Belarus and Ukraine. It also conceded Turkish control of Ardahan, Kars and Batumi. Date: March 3, 1918 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 3 📅 Events on this day in…