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Wilson's Presidency term was through March 4th, 1913 and March 4th, 1921. He believed the presidency was an office "in which a man must put on his war paint."
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Gavrilo Princip, a Serbian nationalist, assassinated Franz Ferdinand, the Archduke of Austria. Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia a month later. (1914-1918)
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The Great Migration was the mass movement of about five million southern blacks to the north and west. (1915-1960)
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Less than a year after World War I, a German U-boat attacked and sank the RMS Lusitania.
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Republican from Montana, Jeannette Rankin, was the first woman elected to serve in Congress.
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The act required all men in the US between the ages of 21 and 30 to register for military service.
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The Espionage Act was made to crush subversion and silence critics of the war.
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Two revolutions swept through Russia, ending centuries of imperial rule and setting in motion political and social changes that would lead to the formation of the Soviet Union.(November 6&7)
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It made it illegal to 'write, print, utter or publish…any false, scandalous and malicious writing' against the Federal government.
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The influenza epidemic killed more people than the Great War
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It was the predominant calendar in the Roman world, most of Europe, and in European settlements in the Americas. The last day of the Julian calendar in Finland was on January 1st 1918.
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The Fourteen Points was a statement of principles for peace that was to be used for peace negotiations in order to end World War I.
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Baseball season ends due to WW I.
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A case concerning enforcement of the Espionage Act of 1917 during WW1.
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Montreal Canadiens beat Ottawa Senators, 3 games to 1 with 1 tie
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The 19th amendment was first proposed and defeated in 1878. The bill was rejected, though it would be re-introduced every year for the next 41 years. The 19th amendment finally passed in 1919 giving the women the right to vote.
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Queen Wilhelmina opens 1st Air Fair in Amsterdam
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The Senate rejected the Treaty of Versailles based primarily on objections to the League of Nations.
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It was created after WW1 to provide a forum for resolving international disputes.
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Harvard beats Oregon 7-6
