Explore 2613 historical events from 1910–1919.
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is an American civil rights organization formed in 1909 as an interracial endeavor to advance justice for Afr…
In New York City, the NAACP and church and community leaders organized a silent march of at least 8,000 people to…
World War I, or the First World War, also known as the Great War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Central Powers. Major theatres of war included Eu…
First World War: The Battle of Passchendaele began near Ypres, Belgium, with the Allies aiming to force German troops…
Martyrs' Square, historically known as "Al Burj" or "Place des Cannons", is the historical central public square of Beirut, Lebanon.
Twenty-one Lebanese nationalists are executed in Martyrs' Square, Beirut by Djemal Pasha
The Arab Revolt, also known as the Great Arab Revolt, was an armed uprising by the Hashemite-led Arabs of the Hejaz against the Ottoman Empire amidst the Middle Eastern theatre of …
The Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire was declared by Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca
The Arab Revolt, also known as the Great Arab Revolt, was an armed uprising by the Hashemite-led Arabs of the Hejaz against the Ottoman Empire amidst the Middle Eastern theatre of …
The Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire is declared by Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca
A diplomat is a person appointed by a state, intergovernmental, or nongovernmental institution to conduct diplomacy with one or more other states or international organizations.
British diplomat turned Irish nationalist Roger Casement is sentenced to death for his part in the Easter Rising
Wilhelm Anton Souchon was a German admiral in World War I. Souchon commanded the Kaiserliche Marine's Mediterranean squadron in the early days of the war. His initiatives played a …
German admiral Wilhelm Souchon hands over the two warships under his command to the Ottomans and becomes commander of…
The Kingdom of Romania was a constitutional monarchy that existed from 25 March [O.S. 13 March] 1881 with the crowning of prince Karl of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen as King Carol I, u…
World War I: Germany declares war on Romania.
The Jones Law was an organic act passed by the United States Congress. The law replaced the Philippine Organic Act of 1902 and acted as a constitution of the Philippines from its e…
The United States passes the Philippine Autonomy Act.
Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton was an Anglo-Irish Antarctic explorer who led three British expeditions to the Antarctic. He was one of the principal figures of the period known as the…
Ernest Shackleton completes the rescue of all of his men stranded on Elephant Island in Antarctica.
William Leefe Robinson VC was the first British pilot to shoot down a German airship over Britain during the First World War. For this, he was awarded the Victoria Cross (VC), the …
World War I: Leefe Robinson destroys the German airship Schütte-Lanz SL 11 over Cuffley, north of London; the first…
Workers' compensation or workers' comp is a form of insurance providing wage replacement and medical benefits to employees injured in the course of employment in exchange for manda…
US federal employees win the right to Workers' compensation by Federal Employers Liability Act (39 Stat. 742; 5 U.S.C.…
Mahn Win Maung was a Burmese politician who served as the third president of Burma.
Win Maung, 3rd President of Union of Myanmar (died 1989)
Arumugam Thiagarajah was a Sri Lankan Tamil teacher, politician and Member of Parliament. He died in May 1981, a day after being shot and injured an attack by a militant Tamil grou…
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Carl Burgos was an American comic book and advertising artist best known for creating the original Human Torch in Marvel Comics #1, during the period historians and fans call the G…
Carl Burgos, American illustrator (died 1984)
Nasiba Jahangir gizi Zeynalova was a Soviet and Azerbaijani actress. People's Artist of Azerbaijan SSR (1967).
Nasiba Zeynalova, Azerbaijani actress (died 2004)
Estella B. Diggs was an American businesswoman, writer and politician from New York.
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The mines on the Italian front during the First World War comprised a series of underground explosive charges of varying sizes, secretly planted between 1916 and 1918 by Austro-Hun…
World War I: During a mine warfare in high altitude on the Dolomites, the Italian troops conquer the Col di Lana held by
The Easter Rising, also known as the Easter Rebellion, was an armed insurrection in Ireland during Easter Week in April 1916. The Rising was launched by Irish republicans against B…
Easter Rising: Irish rebels, led by Patrick Pearse and James Connolly, launch an uprising in Dublin against British rule
Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton was an Anglo-Irish Antarctic explorer who led three British expeditions to the Antarctic. He was one of the principal figures of the period known as the…
Ernest Shackleton and five men of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition launch a lifeboat from uninhabited Elephant Is
Anzac Day is a national day of remembrance in Australia, New Zealand and Tonga that broadly commemorates all Australians and New Zealanders "who served and died in all wars, confli…
Anzac Day is commemorated for the first time on the first anniversary of the landing at ANZAC Cove
Hanfried Lenz was a German mathematician, who is mainly known for his work in geometry and combinatorics.
Hanfried Lenz, German mathematician and academic (died 2013)
Yehudi Menuhin, Baron Menuhin, was an American-born British and Swiss violinist and conductor who spent most of his performing career in Britain. He is widely considered one of the…
Yehudi Menuhin, American-Swiss violinist and conductor (died 1999)
Yiannis Moralis was an important Greek visual artist and part of the so-called "Generation of the '30s". He is a person who carried weight in many fields and found himself to be eq…
Yiannis Moralis, Greek painter and educator (died 2009)