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Congress passed the Declaration of War
Congress passed the Declaration of War -
arch duke assassinated
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. -
Lusitania is torpedoed
the British ocean liner Lusitania is torpedoed without warning by a German submarine off the south coast of Ireland. -
President Woodrow Wilson narrowly defeated Republican
-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. -
The British intercept a telegram sent by Alfred Zimmermann
The British intercept a telegram sent by Alfred Zimmermann in the German Foreign Office to the German embassies in Washington, D.C., and Mexico City -
The first American troops land in France.
The first American troops land in France. -
The Sedition Act of 1918 curtailed the free speech rights of U.S. citizens during time of war.
The Sedition Act of 1918 curtailed the free speech rights of U.S. citizens during time of war. -
6/28/1919
Dignitaries gathered in the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles to sign the peace treaty ending World War I, June 28, 1919