Japan Declares War on Germany in World War I, August 23, 1914

World War I: The library of the Catholic University of Leuven is deliberately destroyed by the German Army. Hundreds of thousands of irreplaceable volumes and Gothic and Renaissance manuscripts are lost. Date: August 25, 1914 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 25 📅 Events on this day in 1914 📅 On…

World War I : the Ottoman Empire enters the war on the side of the Central Powers. Date: October 29, 1914 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 29 📅 Events on this day in 1914 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1914HMHS Britannic Launched at Belfast Shipyard, February 26, 1914RMS…

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 1914World War I Siege of Antwerp Ends October 9, 1914Andrew Fisher…

The Phi Beta Sigma fraternity is founded by African-American students at Howard University in Washington D.C., United States. Date: January 9, 1914 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 9 📅 Events on this day in 1914 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1914Karluk Sinks in Arctic Ice, Canadian Expedition…

The Cape Cod Canal opened. Date: July 29, 1914 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 29 📅 Events on this day in 1914 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1914World War I Siege of Przemyśl Begins, September 16, 1914World War I: First British Soldier Executed for Desertion, September 8,…

The Illinois Monument is dedicated at Cheatham Hill in what is now the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park. Date: June 27, 1914 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 27 📅 Events on this day in 1914 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1914Curragh Incident: British Army Officers Threaten Resignation…