RMS Empress of Ireland Sinks, 1,012 Lives Lost – May 29, 1914

The Ocean liner RMS Empress of Ireland sinks in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence with the loss of 1,012 lives. Date: May 29, 1914 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 29 📅 Events on this day in 1914 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1914World War I: First Allied Shot…

World War I: The Battle of Halen a.k.a. Battle of the Silver Helmets a clash between large Belgian and German cavalry formations at Halen, Belgium. Date: August 12, 1914 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 12 📅 Events on this day in 1914 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…

World War I: Brussels is captured during the German invasion of Belgium. Date: August 20, 1914 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 20 📅 Events on this day in 1914 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1914Royal Navy Defeats German Fleet at Heligoland Bight August 28, 1914HMS Bulwark Destroyed…

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…

The new, and then the largest, Cunard ocean liner RMS Aquitania, 45,647 tons, sets sails on her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England, to New York City. Date: May 30, 1914 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 30 📅 Events on this day in 1914 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…

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 📅…