World War I: Roland Garros Shot Down Behind German Lines, April 18, 1915

The arrest of 250 Armenian intellectuals and community leaders in Istanbul marks the beginning of the Armenian genocide. Date: April 24, 1915 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 24 📅 Events on this day in 1915 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1915Lusitania Sunk by U-20, Killing 1,199, Shifts…

Russia defeats Ottoman Turkey in the Battle of Sarikamish during the Caucasus Campaign of World War I. Date: January 17, 1915 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 17 📅 Events on this day in 1915 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1915House Rejects Women’s Suffrage Amendment January 12, 1915World…

The May 14 Revolt takes place in Lisbon, Portugal. Date: May 14, 1915 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 14 📅 Events on this day in 1915 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1915Rocky Mountain National Park Established by U.S. Congress, January 26, 1915Quintinshill Rail Disaster: 227 Killed in…

Three trains collide in the Quintinshill rail disaster near Gretna Green, Scotland, killing 227 people and injuring 246. Date: May 22, 1915 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 22 📅 Events on this day in 1915 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1915May 14 Revolt in Lisbon, Portugal May…

HMS Princess Irene explodes and sinks off Sheerness, Kent, with the loss of 352 lives. Date: May 27, 1915 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 27 📅 Events on this day in 1915 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1915Order of the Arrow Founded at Treasure Island, July 16,…

U-boat Campaign: The Imperial German Navy institutes unrestricted submarine warfare in the waters around Great Britain and Ireland. Date: February 18, 1915 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 18 📅 Events on this day in 1915 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1915World War I: German 12th Army Occupies…