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Events from the year 1914 in the United States. ... List of American films of 1914; Timeline of United States history (1900–1929) ... "1914". Timeline.
1914 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar, the 1914th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 914th year of the 2nd millennium, the 14th year of the 20th century, and the 5th year of the 1910s decade. As of the start of 1914 ...
Battle of Komarów (1914), part of the Battle of Lemberg. August 26, 1914 – February 18, 1916 African, Kamerun: Siege of Mora: August 27 Western: Rearguard Affair of Étreux: August 27 – November 7 Asian and Pacific: Siege of Tsingtao: British and Japanese forces capture the German-controlled port of Qingdao in Republic of China (1912 ...
1914 – Mother's Day established as a national holiday; 1914 – Federal Trade Commission created; 1914 – Clayton Antitrust Act; 1914 – ABC Powers; 1914 – World War I begins when Austria–Hungary declares war on Serbia; 1915 – The Birth of a Nation opens; 1915 – RMS Lusitania sunk; 1915 – First transcontinental telephone is hooked up
Before World War II, the events of 1914–1918 were generally known as the Great War or simply the World War. [1] In August 1914, the magazine The Independent wrote "This is the Great War. It names itself". [2] In October 1914, the Canadian magazine Maclean's similarly wrote, "Some wars name themselves. This is the Great War."
The July Crisis [b] was a series of interrelated diplomatic and military escalations among the major powers of Europe in the summer of 1914, which led to the outbreak of World War I.
For a timeline of events from 1801 to 1900, see Timeline of the 19th century For a timeline of events from 1901 to 1945, see Timeline of the 20th century For 1914–1918, see Timeline of World War I
1914 June 28: Gavrilo Princip assassinated the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria in Sarajevo, Bosnia; 1914 July 28: Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia, start of the Great War; 1914 August 2: Germany attacks Belgium, declares war on Russia; Armenian congress at Erzurum; 1914 November 1: Bergmann Offensive, the start of World War I in the ...