Patrick Pearse Gives “Ireland Unfree Shall Never Be at Peace” Speech, August 1, 1915
Date: August 1, 1915
Date: August 1, 1915
German strategic bombing during World War I: German zeppelins bomb the towns of Great Yarmouth and King's Lynn in the United Kingdom killing at least 20 people, in the first major aerial bombardment of a civilian target. Date: January 19, 1915 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 19 π Events on…
Babe Ruth, then a pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, hits his first major league home run. Date: May 6, 1915 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 6 π Events on this day in 1915 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1915Japan Issues Twenty-One Demands to China January 18,…
Japan issues the "Twenty-One Demands" to the Republic of China in a bid to increase its power in East Asia. Date: January 18, 1915 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 18 π Events on this day in 1915 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1915World War I Gallipoli Invasion…
World War I: The use of poison gas in World War I escalates when chlorine gas is released as a chemical weapon in the Second Battle of Ypres. Date: April 22, 1915 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 22 π Events on this day in 1915 π On This Day (Today)…
The Republic of China accedes to 13 of the 21 Demands, extending the Empire of Japan's control over Manchuria and the Chinese economy. Date: May 7, 1915 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 7 π Events on this day in 1915 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1915U-Boat Campaign:…
Colombo Town Guard officer Henry Pedris is executed in British Ceylon for allegedly inciting persecution of Muslims. Date: July 7, 1915 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 7 π Events on this day in 1915 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1915Lanoe Hawker Becomes First British Pursuit Aviator to…