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World War I: Armenian forces defeated Ottoman troops at the Battle of Sardarabad, halting the Turkish advance and preven
World War I: Italian torpedo boats sank the Austro-Hungarian dreadnought SMS Szent István off the Dalmatian coast, killi
World War I: The 26-day Battle of Belleau Wood near the Marne River in France ended with American forces finally clearin
World War I: Allied forces led by the Australian general John Monash won the Battle of Hamel, demonstrating the…
An explosion in the ammunition magazine of the Japanese battleship Kawachi resulted in the deaths of more than 600…
Russian Revolution: Tsar Nicholas II and his family (pictured) were murdered by Bolsheviks at Yekaterinburg.
World War I: An Imperial German Navy U-boat opened fire on a small convoy of barges and defending aircraft near the…
World War I: Several French army corps began a massive assault against the German-occupied Chemin des Dames ridge, south
The Imperial War Graves Commission was established by royal charter to mark, record and maintain the graves and places o
Pope Benedict XV (pictured) promulgated the Pio-Benedictine Code, the first official comprehensive codification of Latin
A socialist convention in Leeds, United Kingdom, called for an end to the First World War and the establishment of Worke
First World War: The British Army detonated 19 ammonal mines under German lines, killing perhaps 10,000 in the deadliest
First World War: The British Army detonated 19 ammonal mines under German lines, killing perhaps 10,000 in the deadliest
Serbian prime minister Nikola Pašić and Yugoslav Committee president Ante Trumbić signed the Corfu Declaration,…
In New York City, the NAACP and church and community leaders organized a silent march of at least 8,000 people to…
Irish republicans led by Patrick Pearse began the Easter Rising against British rule in Ireland, and proclaimed the Iris
The first issue of Irish War News was published in Ireland
World War I: Russian forces began their successful Brusilov offensive against the Central Powers
World War I: The Battle of Mont Sorrel in the Ypres Salient came to an end as a Canadian assault led German forces to wi
First World War: Around 55,000 workers in Berlin went on strike to protest against the trial of anti-war campaigner Karl