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Great Britain declares war on Germany. The declaration is binding on all Dominions within the British Empire including Canada, Australia, New Zealand, India and South Africa. The United States declares its neutrality. -
Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austrian throne, and his wife, visit Sarajevo in Bosnia. A bomb is thrown at their auto but misses. Undaunted, they continue their visit only to be shot and killed a short time later by a lone assassin. Believing the assassin to be a Serbian nationalist, the Austrians target their anger toward Serbia. site: https://www.historyplace.com/worldhistory/firstworldwar/index-1914.html -
the German submarine (U-boat) U-20 torpedoed and sank the Lusitania, site: https://www.loc.gov/collections/world-war-i-rotogravures/articles-and-essays/the-lusitania-disaster/#:~:text=On%20May%207%2C%201915%2C%20the,1%2C195%20perished%2C%20including%20123%20Americans. -
Democratic U.S. President Woodrow Wilson narrowly defeated Republican Charles E. Hughes in the U.S. presidential election. Republican Jeannette Rankin of Montana became the first woman elected to the United States House of Representatives. site: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_1916#:~:text=1999)-,November%207%2C%201916%20(Tuesday),United%20States%20House%20of%20Representatives. -
British naval intelligence intercepted and decrypted a telegram sent by German Foreign Minister Arthur Zimmermann to the German Ambassador in Mexico City. site: https://history.state.gov/milestones/1914-1920/wwi#:~:text=On%20January%2019%2C%201917%2C%20British,German%20Ambassador%20in%20Mexico%20City. -
the United States declared war on the German Empire, joining France, Great Britain, Russia, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Italy. -
The U.S. Congress passed the Sedition act on this very day. This act was created to protect us from ww1. Site: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/u-s-congress-passes-sedition-act -
The very first U.S. infantry troops had arrived in France that very day. There were about 14,000 people in the group. Site: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-u-s-troops-arrive-in-france -
The end of WW1
A paper was signed between all the Allies and Axis to end the very first world war. Site: https://www.abmc.gov/multimedia/videos/day-history-november-11-1918-world-war-i-ends#:~:text=Video-,This%20Day%20in%20History%2C%20November%2011%2C%201918%3A%20World%20War,Allies%2C%20ending%20World%20War%20I. -
The Versailles peace treaty was finally signed to officially declare WW1 over. Site: https://www.abmc.gov/multimedia/videos/day-history-november-11-1918-world-war-i-ends#:~:text=Video-,This%20Day%20in%20History%2C%20November%2011%2C%201918%3A%20World%20War,Allies%2C%20ending%20World%20War%20I.
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