Supletorios 2 By Pipefenix Jun 28, 1914 Archduke Francis Ferdinand is assassinated. Jul 28, 1914 Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia, beginning World War I. Period: Aug 2, 1914 to Aug 7, 1914 Germany invades Luxembourg and Belgium. Aug 10, 1914 Austria-Hungary invades Russia Aug 23, 1914 JAPAN DECLARES WAR ON GERMANY, WW1 BEGINS IN ASIA Period: Sep 6, 1914 to Sep 10, 1914 ALLIES STOP THE GERMAN INVASION OF PARIS Feb 18, 1915 Germany begins naval blockade of Great Britain. May 23, 1915 Italy declares war on Austria-Hungary. Period: Jun 1, 1916 to Nov 18, 1916 The Battle of the Somme Apr 6, 1917 THE UNITED STATES ENTERS WORLD WAR I Period: Sep 29, 1918 to Nov 11, 1918 THE CENTRAL POWERS SURRENDER Jan 10, 1920 Treaty of Versailles takes effect. Aug 12, 1940 Battle of Britain begins Dec 7, 1941 Attack on Pearl Harbor Jun 4, 1942 Battle of Midway Jun 5, 1944 D-Day Aug 9, 1945 Dropping of second atom bomb, on Nagasaki 1950 Space race Oct 29, 1956 Suez crisis Aug 13, 1961 Berlin wall 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis Dec 25, 1991 Collapse of the Soviet Union