Cape Town Mayor, Sir Harry Hands, inaugurates the two-minute silence. Date: May 14, 1918 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 14 📅 Events on this day in 1918 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War I: Germany repels Britain's second attempt to blockade the port of Ostend, Belgium. Date: May 9, 1918 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 9 📅 Events on this day in 1918 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War I: First tank-to-tank combat, during the second Battle of Villers-Bretonneux. Three British Mark IVs meet three German A7Vs. Date: April 24, 1918 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 24 📅 Events on this day in 1918 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War I: The British Royal Navy makes a raid in an attempt to neutralise the Belgian port of Bruges-Zeebrugge. Date: April 23, 1918 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 23 📅 Events on this day in 1918 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War I: German fighter ace Manfred von Richthofen, better known as "The Red Baron", is shot down and killed over Vaux-sur-Somme in France. Date: April 21, 1918 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 21 📅 Events on this day in 1918 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War I: Manfred von Richthofen, a.k.a. The Red Baron, shoots down his 79th and 80th victims, his final victories before his death the following day. Date: April 20, 1918 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 20 📅 Events on this day in 1918 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War I: The Battle of the Lys: The Portuguese Expeditionary Corps is crushed by the German forces during what is called the Spring Offensive on the Belgian region of Flanders. Date: April 9, 1918 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 9 📅 Events on this day in 1918 📅 On…
Finnish Civil War: The battle of Tampere ends. Date: April 6, 1918 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 6 📅 Events on this day in 1918 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Royal Air Force is created by the merger of the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service. Date: April 1, 1918 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 1 📅 Events on this day in 1918 📅 On This Day (Today)
Daylight saving time goes into effect in the United States for the first time. Date: March 31, 1918 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 31 📅 Events on this day in 1918 📅 On This Day (Today)