Finnish Civil War: Battle of Tampere Begins, March 15, 1918
Date: March 15, 1918
Date: March 15, 1918
The US Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time. Date: March 19, 1918 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on March 19 ๐ Events on this day in 1918 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1918Red Baron Scores Final Victories in World War I, April 20, 1918Austro-Hungarian Battleship SMS…
The Western Union Cable Office in North Sydney, Nova Scotia, receives a top-secret coded message from Europe (that would be sent to Ottawa and Washington, D.C.) that said on November 11, 1918, all fighting would cease on land, sea and in the air. Date: November 10, 1918 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events…
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 โ ๐ Other events on February 3 ๐ Events on this day in 1918 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1918Council…
Battle of Bear Valley: The last battle of the American Indian Wars. Date: January 9, 1918 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on January 9 ๐ Events on this day in 1918 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1918World War I Shell Loading Plant Explosion Kills 100+ in New Jersey, October…
The 1918 influenza epidemic spreads to Western Samoa, killing 7,542 (about 20% of the population) by the end of the year. Date: November 7, 1918 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on November 7 ๐ Events on this day in 1918 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1918Mehmed V Dies, Mehmed…
Fanni Kaplan shoots and seriously injures Bolshevik leader Vladimir Lenin, which along with the assassination of Bolshevik senior official Moisei Uritsky days earlier, prompts the decree for Red Terror. Date: August 30, 1918 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on August 30 ๐ Events on this day in 1918 ๐ On This Day…