Cape Town Mayor Sir Harry Hands Inaugurates Two-Minute Silence, May 14, 1918

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…

The Minnie Pit Disaster coal mining accident occurs in Halmer End, Staffordshire, in which 155 men and boys die. Date: January 12, 1918 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 12 📅 Events on this day in 1918 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1918German Forces Capture Tallinn, Occupying Estonia…

Finnish Civil War: A group of Red Guards hangs a red lantern atop the tower of Helsinki Workers' Hall to symbolically mark the start of the war. Date: January 26, 1918 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 26 📅 Events on this day in 1918 📅 On This Day (Today) More…

Finnish Civil War: The first serious battles take place between the Red Guards and the White Guard. Date: January 17, 1918 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 17 📅 Events on this day in 1918 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1918World War I: Second Battle of the Marne…

World War I: The Hindenburg Line is broken by an Allied attack. Date: September 29, 1918 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 29 📅 Events on this day in 1918 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1918Daylight Saving Time Begins in the United States, March 31, 1918Battle of the…

Tsar Boris III of Bulgaria accedes to the throne. Date: October 3, 1918 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 3 📅 Events on this day in 1918 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1918Transylvania Unites with Romania, Concluding the Great Union, December 1, 1918Sayid Abdullah Becomes Last Khan of…