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Arch Duke Ferdinand assassinated
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne and his wife Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg -
Germany declared war on France
because of the diplomatic alliances that were in place before World War I -
the German submarine U-boat,U-20 torpedoed and sank the Lusitania
amunitions were being carried on board -
Presidential elections
Incumbent Democratic President Woodrow Wilson narrowly defeated former associate justice of the Supreme Court Charles Evans Hughes, the Republican candidate. -
Factory killed people
A blast at a munitions factory in London killed 73 and injured over 400 workers -
U.S. is bout to go to war
the United States declared war on the German Empire, joining France, Great Britain, Russia, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Italy -
Battle of Mount Ortigara
Shock troops with the Austro-Hungarian Army pushed 11 Italian divisions off the Mount Ortigara summit, regaining their important defensive position in Asiago, Italy. -
The Sedition Act of 1918
was enacted on May 16, 1918 to extend the Espionage Act of 1917. -
Ending WWI
an armistice was signed between the Germans and the Allies, ending World War I -
The very end of WWI
The Versailles Peace Treaty, signed on June 28, 1919, officially ended World War I