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Largest meeting between European royalty with representatives from 70 different states
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President Woodrow Wilson, who would serve as commander in chief during World War 1, officially becomes President for the first of two terms.
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On this day, the Arch Duke of Austria-Hungary was shot by Gavrilo Princip. This event is often considered the spark for World War 1, which would grow because of entangling alliances.
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Germany declares war on France and invades Belgium. Britain sends an ultimatum, rejected by the Germans, to withdraw from Belgium.
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Great Britain declares war on Germany. The declaration is binding on control over the British Empire.
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All shooting stops and both sides exit their trenches. They join each other and give gifts, sing Christmas carols, and enjoy a game of soccer.
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The slaughtering of many people in one ethnic group. On April 20, 1915, the day known as "Red Sunday" was a day when between 600,000 and 1.5 million Armenian People were slaughtered and deported by the Ottoman government.
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Germany waged submarine warfare against the United Kingdom which had implemented a naval blockade of Germany. The ship was torpedoed by a German U-boat U-20.
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Democrat Woodrow Wilson defeats Supreme Court justice and Republican Charles Evans Hughes.
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One of the largest battles of World War I. One of the bloodiest military battles in history. On the first day 57,000 British were killed.
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Pancho Villa kills a total of 33 Americans. President Woodrow Wilson orders the U.S. Army to capture Villa dead or alive.
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Woodrow Wilson as President of the United States cannot declare war and therefore he asks congress.
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Congress grants Wilsons wish to declare war on Germany.
