World War I: German forces capture Tallinn to virtually complete the occupation of Estonia. Date: February 25, 1918 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 25 📅 Events on this day in 1918 📅 On This Day (Today)
Estonian Declaration of Independence. Date: February 24, 1918 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 24 📅 Events on this day in 1918 📅 On This Day (Today)
The last Carolina parakeet dies in captivity at the Cincinnati Zoo. Date: February 21, 1918 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 21 📅 Events on this day in 1918 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Council of Lithuania unanimously adopts the Act of Independence, declaring Lithuania an independent state. Date: February 16, 1918 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 16 📅 Events on this day in 1918 📅 On This Day (Today)
Soviet Russia adopts the Gregorian calendar. Date: February 14, 1918 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 14 📅 Events on this day in 1918 📅 On This Day (Today)
British women over the age of 30 who meet minimum property qualifications, get the right to vote when Representation of the People Act 1918 is passed by Parliament. Date: February 6, 1918 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 6 📅 Events on this day in 1918 📅 On This Day (Today)
SS Tuscania is torpedoed off the coast of Ireland; it is the first ship carrying American troops to Europe to be torpedoed and sunk. Date: February 5, 1918 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 5 📅 Events on this day in 1918 📅 On This Day (Today)
Stephen W. Thompson shoots down a German airplane; this is the first aerial victory by the U.S. military. Date: February 5, 1918 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 5 📅 Events on this day in 1918 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Twin Peaks Tunnel in San Francisco, California begins service as the longest streetcar tunnel in the world at 11,920 feet (3,630 meters) long. Date: February 3, 1918 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 3 📅 Events on this day in 1918 📅 On This Day (Today)
Finnish Civil War: The Suinula massacre, which changes the nature of the war in a more hostile direction, takes place in Kangasala. Date: January 31, 1918 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 31 📅 Events on this day in 1918 📅 On This Day (Today)