Date: August 27, 1914
World War I: Admiral Franz von Hipper commands a raid on Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby. Date: December 16, 1914 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 16 📅 Events on this day in 1914 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1914World War I Race to the Sea Begins September 17,…
World War I: The Royal Navy defeats the German fleet in the Battle of Heligoland Bight. Date: August 28, 1914 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 28 📅 Events on this day in 1914 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1914First Electric Traffic Light Installed in Cleveland, Ohio —…
World War I: The creation of the Canadian Automobile Machine Gun Brigade, the first fully mechanized unit in the British Army. Date: September 9, 1914 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 9 📅 Events on this day in 1914 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1914Ypiranga Incident: German Arms…
World War I: Battle of Étreux: A British rearguard action by the Royal Munster Fusiliers during the Great Retreat. Date: August 27, 1914 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 27 📅 Events on this day in 1914 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1914World War I: First Battle of…
World War I: The guns of Point Nepean fort at Port Phillip Heads in Victoria (Australia) fire across the bows of the Norddeutscher Lloyd steamer SS Pfalz which is attempting to leave the Port of Melbourne in ignorance of the declaration of war and she is detained; this is said to be the first Allied shot…
World War I: France and the British Empire declare war on the Ottoman Empire. Date: November 5, 1914 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 5 📅 Events on this day in 1914 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1914Schoenstatt Apostolic Movement Founded in Germany, October 18, 1914Second Russification in…