World War I Second Battle of Artois Begins May 9, 1915

World War I: Italy joins the Allies, fulfilling its part of the Treaty of London. Date: May 23, 1915 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 23 📅 Events on this day in 1915 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1915Patrick Pearse Gives “Ireland Unfree Shall Never Be at Peace”…

World War I: French pilot Roland Garros is shot down and glides to a landing on the German side of the lines. Date: April 18, 1915 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 18 📅 Events on this day in 1915 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1915World War I:…

World War I: German submarine U-20 sinks RMS Lusitania, killing 1,199 people, including 128 Americans. Public reaction to the sinking turns many former pro-Germans in the United States against the German Empire. Date: May 7, 1915 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 7 📅 Events on this day in 1915 📅…

World War I: The first tank prototype, developed by William Foster & Co. for the British army, was completed and given its first test drive. Date: September 6, 1915 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 6 📅 Events on this day in 1915 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…

German strategic bombing during World War I: German zeppelins bomb the towns of Great Yarmouth and King's Lynn in the United Kingdom killing at least 20 people, in the first major aerial bombardment of a civilian target. Date: January 19, 1915 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 19 📅 Events on…

HMS Princess Irene explodes and sinks off Sheerness, Kent, with the loss of 352 lives. Date: May 27, 1915 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 27 📅 Events on this day in 1915 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1915Battle of Dogger Bank: British and German Battlecruisers Clash, January…