WORLD WAR 1
- 1914
- June
28. Assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand, heir to throne of Austria-Hungary, and his wife at Sarajevo, Bosnia.
- July
28. Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia.
- August
1. Germany declares war on Russia.
3. Germany declares war on France.
4. Great Britain at war with Germany.
12. Great Britain at war with Austria-Hungary.
19. Canadian Parliament authorizes raising expeditionary force.
- October
13. British occupy Ypres.
14. Canadian Expeditionary Force of 32,000 men lands at Plymouth.
- 1915
- February
18. German submarine 'blockade' of British Isles begins.
- March
22. Poison gas first used by Germans in attack on Canadians at Ypres, Belgium.
- June
4-6. German aircraft bomb English towns.
15. Allied aircraft bombs Karlsruhe, Baden, in retaliation.
- August
5. Warsaw captured by Germans.
- September
13. London bombarded by Zeppelins; 55 persons killed; 114 injured.
- 1916
- January
29-31. German Zeppelins bomb Paris and towns in England.
- February
10. British conscription law goes into effect.
- April
15. Vimy Ridge gained by British.
- July
1. British and French attack north and south of the Somme.
14. British penetrate German second line, using cavalry.
- August
28. Italy at war with Germany.
- September
15. Tanks were used for the first time at the battle of the Somme
15. British capture Flers, Courcelette, and other Germans positions on Western front, using tanks.
- November
22. Emperor Franz Josef of Austria-Hungary, dies. Succeeded by Charles I.
- 1917
- April
6. United States declares war on Germany.
13. Vimy, Givenchy, Bailleul and positions about Lens taken by Canadians.
- May
18. Conscription bill signed by President Wilson.
- June
5. Registration day for new draft army in United States.
- July
6. Canadian House of Commons passes Compulsory Military Service Bill.
20. Drawing of draft number for American conscript army begins.
31. Franco-British attack penetrates German lines on a 20-mile front.
- August
8. Canadian Conscription Bill passes its third reading in Senate.
15. Canadian troops capture Hill 70, dominating Lens.
- October
23. American troops in France fire their first shot in trench warfare.
- November
6. Passchendaele captured by Canadians.
- 1918
- March
21. Ludendorff launches his series of major offensives, known as the 'Kaiserschlacht' in an effort to gain a decisive victory before the effect of the America entering into the War can be fully realized. Major successes are reported.
- November
1. Americans breakthrough German defences at Meuse.
11. On the eleventh hour, of the eleventh day, of the eleventh month, the Armistice is signed effectively halting the War. The final Treaty of Versailles, is signed on June 28,
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