ww1 By starstudent12345 Dec 4, 1888 Wilheml ll takes over germany Jan 1, 1909 Robert Fowler runs then world record marathon (2:52:45.4) Jan 7, 1910 Stanley Cup: Ottawa Senators sweep Galt (Ont) in 2 games Mar 7, 1911 US sent 20,000 troops to Mexican border Apr 12, 1912 titanic sunk Apr 12, 1912 titanic sunk Jan 16, 1913 Delta Sigma Theta, the world's largest Black Women's Sorority is founded at Howard University, Washington, D.C. Aug 1, 1914 Declars won on russia Aug 3, 1914 germany declars war on france Jan 1, 1915 War becomes "Total War" with German Zeppelin air raid on England Aug 30, 1915 Germany responds to U.S. anger by ceasing to sink ships without warning Apr 19, 1916 US President Wilson publicly warns Germany not to continue unrestricted submarine warfare policies Feb 1, 1917 Germany again declares unrestricted submarine warfare May 23, 1918 German shells land on Paris Jan 1, 1919 German socialist rebels Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg are murdered. Jan 15, 1919 German socialist rebels Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg are murdered. Mar 1, 1921 Disgruntled officers fail in an attempt to overthrow the Weimar Republic. Jan 1, 1922 Vancouver, BC starts driving on the right side of road Jan 1, 1923 Union of Socialist Soviet Republics established