Date: August 26, 1914
World War I: The German colony of Togoland surrenders to French and British forces after a 20-day campaign. Togoland is the first German colony to fall to Allied hands in World War I. Date: August 26, 1914 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 26 📅 Events on this day in 1914…
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 1914USS Nevada Launches as U.S. Navy’s First Standard Battleship, July 11,…
World War I: The Battle of Charleroi, a successful German attack across the River Sambre that pre-empted a French offensive in the same area. Date: August 21, 1914 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 21 📅 Events on this day in 1914 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1914World…
The Panama Canal opens to traffic with the transit of the cargo ship SS Ancon. Date: August 15, 1914 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 15 📅 Events on this day in 1914 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1914Massacre of Phocaea: Ottoman Ethnic Cleansing of Greeks, June 12, 1914U.S….
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 1914World War I Siege of Przemyśl Begins, September 16, 1914Funeral…
World War I: The First Battle of the Marne, which would halt the Imperial German Army's advance into France, begins. Date: September 6, 1914 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 6 📅 Events on this day in 1914 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1914First Electric Traffic Light Installed…