World War I Race to the Sea Begins September 17, 1914

World War I: The library of the Catholic University of Leuven is deliberately destroyed by the German Army. Hundreds of thousands of irreplaceable volumes and Gothic and Renaissance manuscripts are lost. Date: August 25, 1914 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 25 📅 Events on this day in 1914 📅 On…

HMHS Britannic, sister to the RMS Titanic, is launched at Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast. Date: February 26, 1914 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 26 📅 Events on this day in 1914 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1914World War I: Battle of Grand Couronné Begins, German Assault Near…

The new, and then the largest, Cunard ocean liner RMS Aquitania, 45,647 tons, sets sails on her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England, to New York City. Date: May 30, 1914 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 30 📅 Events on this day in 1914 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…

The Ford Motor Company announces an eight-hour workday and minimum daily wage of $5 in salary plus bonuses. Date: January 5, 1914 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 5 📅 Events on this day in 1914 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1914German Empire Declares War on Russian Empire,…

World War I: The German colony of Togoland surrenders to French and British forces after a 20-day campaign. Togoland is the first German colony to fall to Allied hands in World War I. Date: August 26, 1914 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 26 📅 Events on this day in 1914…

The Protocol of Corfu is signed, recognising full autonomy to Northern Epirus under nominal Albanian sovereignty. Date: May 17, 1914 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 17 📅 Events on this day in 1914 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1914HMAS AE1 Lost at Sea Near Papua New Guinea,…