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Archduke Ferdinand is assassinated.
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World War One
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Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia.
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Germany declares war on France.
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Britain delares war on Germany.
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Great Britain and France declare war on Austria-Hungary.
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First airship raid on England.
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Liquid fire first used by the Germans on the Western front.
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S.S. "Lusitania" sunk by German submarine "U.-20" off Queenstown.
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Italy declares war on Turkey.
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Russia and Italy declare war on Bulgaria.
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The Battle of Verdun Begins.
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British hospital ship "Britannic" sunk by mine in Ægean Sea.
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The United States declares war on Germany.
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China declares war on Germany and Austria-Hungary.
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China declares war on Germany and Austria-Hungary.
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Brazil declares war on Germany.
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United States of America declare war on Austria-Hungary.
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Haiti declares war on Germany.
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Czecho-Slovakia declares war on Germany.
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The Treaty of Versaillies is signed.
