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Start of ww1
Archduke Francis Ferdinand is assassinated. -
Declaration of war
Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia, beginning World War I. -
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Germany
Germany invades Luxembourg and Belgium. France invades Alsace. British forces arrive in France. Nations allied against Germany were eventually to include Great Britain, Russia, Italy, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Rhodesia, Romania, Greece, France, Belgium, United States, Canada, Serbia, India, Portugal, Montenegro, and Poland. -
Invasion of Russia
Austria-Hungary invades Russia. -
Germany and France
Allied forces halt German advance into France during First Battle of the Marne. -
Germany and Brittain
Germany begins naval blockade of Great Britain. -
Italy
Italy declares war on Austria-Hungary. -
Ottoman empire
Allied forces land on the Gallipoli Peninsula of the Ottoman Empire. -
Submarine
German submarine sinks the passenger liner Lusitania during crossing from New York to Liverpool, England, killing 128 Americans. -
Verdun
Germany begins the attack on Verdun. -
Naval
Naval Battle of Jutland takes place between British and German fleets. -
Somme
Allied offensive begins the Battle of the Somme. -
Verdun
Battle of Verdun ends with 550,000 French and 450,000 German casualties. -
Submarine
Germany returns to unrestricted submarine warfare halted after the sinking of the Lusitania. -
US
United States severs diplomatic relations with Germany. -
US
The United States declares war on Germany. -
John J.
General John J. Pershing, newly selected commander of the American Expeditionary Forces, arrives in England with his staff. -
US
American combat forces arrive in France. -
Germany
Russia signs armistice with Germany. -
AEF
American women recruited to serve as bilingual telephone operators for the AEF arrive in Europe. -
Stars and stripes
Harold Ross assumes editorship of The Stars and Stripes. -
Woodrow Wilson
President Woodrow Wilson presents to Congress his outline of Fourteen Points required for peace. -
Stars ans Stripes
The Stars and Stripes begins publication with a first issue of one thousand copies. Second Lieutenant Guy T. Viskniskki is the first managing editor of the newspaper. -
Russia
Russia signs the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk with Germany. -
Germany
Germany begins its final offensive of the war. -
Cantigny
United States forces are victorious in the Battle of Cantigny, the first independent American operation. -
US
American forces stop German attempt to cross the Marne River at Chateau-Thierry. -
Stars andStripes
The Stars and Stripes suspends the Sporting Page. -
US
American First Army attacks St. Mihiel salient. -
Meusse-Argonne
Allied forces begin the attack at Meusse-Argonne, the final offensive of the war. -
WW1 ends
Germany signs the Armistice at Compiègne, ending World War I. -
Germany
British and American forces enter Germany. -
Stars and Stripes
The Stars and Stripes War Orphans Adoption Campaign ends after raising 123,047 francs and placing 3,444 orphans for adoption. -
Paris
Peace conference begins at Paris. -
League of Nations
Draft of the covenant of the League of Nations is completed. -
Versailles
Allied and German representatives sign treaty of Versailles. The United States signs treaty of guaranty, pledging to defend France in case of an unprovoked attack by Germany. -
US senate
United States Senate fails to ratify Treaty of Versailles. -
Versailles
Treaty of Versailles takes effect. -
US senate
United States Senate fails to ratify Treaty of Versailles for the second time. -
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US senate
United States signs separate peace treaties with Germany, Austria, and Hungary.