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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…
World War I: In response to the German invasion of Belgium, Belgium and the British Empire declare war on Germany. The…
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…
World War I: The German minelayer SS Königin Luise lays a minefield about 40 miles (64 km) off the Thames Estuary…
Pfalz was a 6,557-ton cargo steamer operated by German shipping company Norddeutscher Lloyd. The ship became the target of the first shot fired by Australian forces in World War I,…
World War I: The guns of Point Nepean fort at Port Phillip Heads in Victoria (Australia) fire across the bows of the…
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located along the southern shore of Lake Erie, it is situated across the lake from Ontario, Ca…
In Cleveland, Ohio, the first electric traffic light is installed.
John Hodiak was an American actor who worked in radio, stage and film.
John Hodiak, American actor (died 1955)
George Davis was an American art director and was the supervising art director at MGM from 1959 to 1970. He won two Academy Awards for Best Art Direction for his work on The Robe i…
George Davis, American art director (died 1984)
Emmanuel "Mac" Raboy was an American comics artist best known for his comic-book work on Fawcett Comics' Captain Marvel Jr. and as the Sunday comic-strip artist of Flash Gordon for…
Mac Raboy, American illustrator (died 1967)
Betty Lou Gerson was an American actress, predominantly active in radio but also in film and television and as a voice actress. She is best known as the voice of Cruella de Vil in …
Betty Lou Gerson, American actress (died 1999)
Mario Louis Fornini was an Italian/American professional wrestler and wrestling promoter, better known professionally as Angelo Savoldi. At the time of his death, he was known as t…
Angelo Savoldi, Italian-American wrestler and promoter, co-founded International World Class Championship Wrestling (die
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…
World War I: U-boat campaign: Two days after the United Kingdom had declared war on Germany over the German invasion…
Serbia, officially the Republic of Serbia, is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe. Located in the Balkans, it is bordered by Hungary to the north, Romania to th…
World War I: Serbia declares war on Germany; Austria declares war on Russia.
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…
World War I: France, the United Kingdom and the British Empire declare war on Austria-Hungary.
The Battle of Halen, also known as the Battle of the Silver Helmets because of the many cavalry helmets left behind on the battlefield by the German cuirassiers, took place on 12 A…
World War I: The Battle of Halen a.k.a. Battle of the Silver Helmets a clash between large Belgian and German cavalry…
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…
World War I: Start of the Battle of Lorraine, an unsuccessful French offensive.
Jan de Hartog was a Dutch playwright, novelist and occasional social critic who moved to the United States in the early 1960s and became a Quaker.
Jan de Hartog, Dutch-American author and playwright (died 2002)
José Abelardo Quiñones Gonzáles was a Peruvian military aviator who posthumously became a national hero for his actions at the Battle of Zarumilla during the Ecuadorian–Peruvian Wa…
José Quiñones Gonzales, Peruvian soldier and pilot (died 1941)
Michael Wittmann was a German Waffen-SS tank commander during the Second World War. He is known for his ambush of elements of the British 7th Armoured Division during the Battle of…
Michael Wittmann, German SS officer (died 1944)
William Castle was an American filmmaker and actor. He was best known as a director of horror and thriller B-movies in the 1950s and '60s, for which he devised innovative and disti…
William Castle, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1977)
An architect is a person who plans, designs, and oversees the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to provide services in connection with the design of buildin…
A servant of American architect, Frank Lloyd Wright, sets fire to the living quarters of Wright's Wisconsin home,…
The Panama Canal is an artificial 82-kilometer (51-mile) waterway in Panama that connects the Caribbean Sea with the Pacific Ocean. It cuts across the narrowest point of the Isthmu…
The Panama Canal opens to traffic with the transit of the cargo ship SS Ancon.
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…
World War I: The First Russian Army, led by Paul von Rennenkampf, enters East Prussia.
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…
World War I: Battle of Stallupönen: The German army of General Hermann von François defeats the Russian force…
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…
World War I: Brussels is captured during the German invasion of Belgium.
Joseph Philippe Henri Watson was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach in the National Hockey League. He played for the Montreal Canadiens and New York Rangers betwee…
Phil Watson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 1991)