First Battle of the Marne Begins, Halting German Advance September 6, 1914
Date: September 6, 1914
Date: September 6, 1914
World War I: U-boat campaign: Two days after the United Kingdom had declared war on Germany over the German invasion of Belgium, ten German U-boats leave their base in Heligoland to attack Royal Navy warships in the North Sea. Date: August 6, 1914 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 6 📅…
The Franck–Hertz experiment, a pillar of quantum mechanics, is presented to the German Physical Society. Date: April 24, 1914 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 24 📅 Events on this day in 1914 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1914Aris Thessaloniki Founded in Thessaloniki March 25, 1914World War I…
HMHS Britannic, sister to the RMS Titanic, is launched at Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast. Date: February 26, 1914 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 26 📅 Events on this day in 1914 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1914Panama Canal Opens to Traffic with SS Ancon Transit, August 15,…
The Karluk, flagship of the Canadian Arctic Expedition, sinks after being crushed by ice. Date: January 11, 1914 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 11 📅 Events on this day in 1914 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1914World War I Christmas Truces Across Western Front, December 25, 1914World…
Causes of World War I: Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie are assassinated in Sarajevo, beginning the July Crisis and providing the casus belli of World War I. Date: June 28, 1914 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 28 📅 Events on this day in 1914 📅 On…
French composer Albéric Magnard is killed defending his estate against invading German soldiers. Date: September 3, 1914 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 3 📅 Events on this day in 1914 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1914World War I Christmas Truce Begins, December 24, 1914World War I Battle…