22 events found for 1918
The short-lived Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic was established on territory formerly part of the Russian
First World War: The British Royal Navy launched unsuccessful raids on Ostend and Zeebrugge in German-occupied Belgium
First World War: The Second Battle of Villers-Bretonneux began, which contained the first instance of tanks fighting aga
First World War: Germany repelled Britain's second attempt to blockade the Belgian port of Ostend
The Sedition Act was passed in the United States, forbidding Americans from using "disloyal, profane, scurrilous, or abu
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…
RMS Carpathia, which had rescued survivors of the 1912 Titanic sinking, was sunk by a German U-boat with the loss of…
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…
The Battle of Amiens began in northern France, marking the start of the Allies' Hundred Days Offensive through the…
Opha May Johnson became the first woman to enlist in the United States Marine Corps.
World War I: The Central Powers' defeat at the Battle of Dobro Pole played a role in the Bulgarian withdrawal from the…
World War I: The Battle of Nazareth ended with the British Empire victorious over the Ottomans.
World War I: The Battle of St Quentin Canal took place, which led to the British Fourth Army making the first breach…
Nestor Makhno and Fedir Shchus led insurgents to successfully ambush the Central Powers that occupied southern Ukraine…
First World War: British and Arab troops captured Damascus from the Ottoman Empire.