U.S. Begins 19-Year Occupation of Haiti July 28, 1915
The United States begins a 19-year occupation of Haiti. Date: July 28, 1915 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 28 π Events on this day in 1915 π On This Day (Today)
The United States begins a 19-year occupation of Haiti. Date: July 28, 1915 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 28 π Events on this day in 1915 π On This Day (Today)
RFC Captain Lanoe Hawker becomes the first British pursuit aviator to earn the Victoria Cross. Date: July 25, 1915 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 25 π Events on this day in 1915 π On This Day (Today)
The passenger ship SSΒ Eastland capsizes while tied to a dock in the Chicago River. A total of 844 passengers and crew are killed in the largest loss of life disaster from a single shipwreck on the Great Lakes. Date: July 24, 1915 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 24 π Events…
At Treasure Island on the Delaware River in the United States, the First Order of the Arrow ceremony takes place and the Order of the Arrow is founded to honor American Boy Scouts who best exemplify the Scout Oath and Law. Date: July 16, 1915 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July…
Henry James becomes a British citizen to highlight his commitment to Britain during the first World War. Date: July 16, 1915 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 16 π Events on this day in 1915 π On This Day (Today)
Beginning of the McMahonβHussein Correspondence between Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca and the British official Henry McMahon concerning the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire. Date: July 14, 1915 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 14 π Events on this day in 1915 π On This Day (Today)
Colombo Town Guard officer Henry Pedris is executed in British Ceylon for allegedly inciting persecution of Muslims. Date: July 7, 1915 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 7 π Events on this day in 1915 π On This Day (Today)
The First Battle of the Isonzo comes to an end. Date: July 7, 1915 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 7 π Events on this day in 1915 π On This Day (Today)
The Liberty Bell leaves Philadelphia by special train on its way to the PanamaβPacific International Exposition. This is the last trip outside Philadelphia that the custodians of the bell intend to permit. Date: July 5, 1915 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 5 π Events on this day in 1915 π …
Leutnant Kurt Wintgens of the then-named German Deutsches Heer's Fliegertruppe army air service achieves the first known aerial victory with a synchronized machine-gun armed fighter plane, the Fokker M.5K/MG Eindecker. Date: July 1, 1915 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 1 π Events on this day in 1915 π On This…