Video: 'The New Alpine Front - Italy Joins World War 1 I THE GREAT WAR Week 44' (May 23, 1915, at 0:44)
(Sunday, May 23, 1915, 3:30 p.m. Central European Time; on the Italian Front of World War I) — Italy declared war on Austria-Hungary today following secret promises made by Allies in the Treaty of London. Continue reading Italy declares war on Austria-Hungary 110 years ago this hour (May 23 1915)
Video: 'Mt Lassen 1915'
(Saturday, May 22, 1915, about 4:00 p.m. local time) — The Lassen Peak volcano in the Shasta Cascade region above California’s northern Sacramento Valley exploded today, devastating nearby areas but causing no deaths.
Video: 'Terror At Sea Sinking Of The Lusitania Documentary' (May 6, 1915, at 35:51)
(Friday, May 7, 1915, 2:10-2:28 p.m. GMT; during World War I) — In an incident that turned international opinion against Germany, the German U-boat U-20 torpedoed and sank the British liner RMS Lusitania, traveling from New York to Liverpool, off the southern coast of Ireland today, killing 1,198 people, including 128 Americans, out of the nearly 2,000 on board. Continue reading Germans torpedo British liner RMS Lusitania, killing 1198, including 128 Americans 110 years ago this hour (May 7 1915)
Video: 'Terror At Sea Sinking Of The Lusitania Documentary' (May 6, 1915, at 21:10)
(Thursday, May 6, 1915, 7:50 p.m. GMT; during World War I) — Captain William Thomas Turner of the British liner RMS Lusitania, approaching the Irish Sea on a journey from New York to Liverpool with nearly 2,000 aboard, was given a warning message twice tonight and took what he felt were prudent precautions. Continue reading British liner RMS Lusitania warned of German submarine activity 110 years ago this hour (May 6 1915)
Video: 'May 6th 1915: Babe Ruth Hits His First Home Run'
(Thursday, May 6, 1915; during World War I) — Rookie pitcher Babe Ruth, 20, hit the first of his 714 major-league home runs today as a player for the Boston Red Sox in the top of the third inning off Yankee right-hander Jack Warhop at the the Polo Grounds in Upper Manhattan, New York. Continue reading Babe Ruth hits his first major-league home run 110 years ago this afternoon (May 6 1915)
(Saturday, May 1, 1915, 12:50 p.m. GMT; during World War I) — A German submarine today torpedoed and severely damaged the SS Gulflight, an American tanker near Britain’s Scilly Isles, even though the United States was still neutral in the Great War. Continue reading Germans torpedo American tanker near Britain’s Scilly Isles 110 years ago this hour (May 1 1915)
Video: 'The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century - #3 Total War' (Apr. 25, 1915 at 2:30)
(Sunday, April 25, 1915, around 4:30 a.m. Eastern European Time; during the Gallipoli Campaign in the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I) — Allied forces launched a major amphibious invasion of the Gallipoli Peninsula early today, with Australian and New Zealand troops coming ashore at what is now known as Anzac Cove, and British and French forces landing at Cape Helles in an ambitious campaign to seize control of the Dardanelles Strait. Continue reading Allied troops land on Gallipoli Peninsula, face fierce resistance from Ottoman forces 110 years ago this hour (Apr 25 1915)
Video: 'The Unspeakable Things That Happened In The Armenian Genocide'
(Saturday, April 24, 1915 early morning ; during the Armenian genocide, part of World War I) — Ottoman authorities arrested and deported hundreds of Armenian intellectuals and community leaders from Constantinople today, marking the start of what observers describe as a sweeping campaign against the Armenian population of the empire. Continue reading Armenian Genocide begins as Ottoman authorities arrest, deport hundreds of Armenian intellectuals and leaders from Constantinople 110 years ago early this morning (Apr 24 1915)
Video: 'Gas On The Western Front - Baptism of Fire for Canada I THE GREAT WAR Week 39' (Apr. 22, 1915 at 1:20)
(Thursday, April 22, 1915, around 5:00 p.m. Central European Time; part of the Western Front of World War I) — The first full-scale use of deadly chemicals in warfare took place today as German forces unleashed chlorine gas against Allied troops at the start of the Second Battle of Ypres in Belgium during World War I; thousands of soldiers are believed to have died. Continue reading Germans launch first-full scale use of deadly chemicals in warfare 110 years ago this hour (Apr 22 1915)
Video: 'US Coast Guard - History and Misssion'
(Thursday, January 28, 1915) — The United States Coast Guard was established today as President Woodrow Wilson signed a bill merging the Life-Saving Service and Revenue Cutter Service.
