Zimmerwald Conference Begins: Pacifist Anti-War Meeting, September 5, 1915

World War I: Germany is the first to make large-scale use of poison gas in warfare in the Battle of Bolimów against Russia. Date: January 31, 1915 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 31 📅 Events on this day in 1915 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1915Kiwanis International…

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 → 📅 Other events on January 19 📅 Events on…

French soldiers rescue over 4,000 Armenian genocide survivors stranded on Musa Dagh. Date: September 12, 1915 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 12 📅 Events on this day in 1915 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1915U.S. Begins 19-Year Occupation of Haiti July 28, 1915Avezzano Earthquake in Italy Kills…

Georges Claude patents the neon discharge tube for use in advertising. Date: January 19, 1915 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 19 📅 Events on this day in 1915 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1915Italy Secretly Signs Treaty of London, Joins Allies – April 26, 1915Yuan Shikai Proclaims…

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 → 📅 Other events on May 6 📅 Events on this day in 1915 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1915House Rejects Women’s Suffrage Amendment January 12, 1915World…

Typhoid Mary, the first healthy carrier of disease ever identified in the United States, is put in quarantine for the second time, where she would remain for the rest of her life. Date: March 27, 1915 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 27 📅 Events on this day in 1915 📅…