Category Archives: 1910s

Battle of the Marne begins 25 miles east of Paris, setting stage for four years of trench warfare 110 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 5 1914)

1910s, World War I


Video: 'The First Battle of the Marne (1914)'

(Saturday, September 5, 1914, morning ; during the First Battle of the Marne, part of the Western Front of World War I) — The First Battle of the Marne, a decisive counterattack by six French field armies and the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) against the advancing German Imperial Army, began today when the French Sixth Army left Paris to the east and engaged cavalry patrols with the German Sixth Army at the River Ourcq. Continue reading Battle of the Marne begins 25 miles east of Paris, setting stage for four years of trench warfare 110 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 5 1914) →

Panama Canal officially opens as SS Ancon crosses 51-mile waterway 110 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 15 1914)

1910s


Video: '15th August 1914: The Panama Canal officially opened with the transit of SS Ancon'

(Saturday, August 15, 1914, 4:00 p.m. EST, during World War I) — The Panama Canal, an artificial 51-mile waterway cutting across the Isthmus of Panama, officially opened today with the cargo ship SS Ancon crossing the just-completed passage between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. Continue reading Panama Canal officially opens as SS Ancon crosses 51-mile waterway 110 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 15 1914) →

Britain declares war eleven hours after Germany invades Belgium during World War I 110 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 4 1914)

1910s, World War I


Video: 'The Great War episode 2 Stalemate' (Aug. 4, 1914, at 6:22)

(Tuesday, August 4, 1914, 7:00 p.m. GMT; during World War I) — Great Britain declared war on Germany tonight, effective at 11:00 p.m., in response to Germany’s violation of Belgian neutrality. Continue reading Britain declares war eleven hours after Germany invades Belgium during World War I 110 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 4 1914) →

Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia, igniting World War I 110 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 28 1914)

1910s, World War I


Video: '28th July 1914: Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia'

(Tuesday, July 28, 1914, 11:00 a.m. Central European Time; during World War I) — One month to the day after Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife were assassinated by a Serbian nationalist in Sarajevo, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia today by telegram, effectively launching the First World War. Continue reading Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia, igniting World War I 110 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 28 1914) →

Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria assassinated in Sarajevo, an act that would spark World War I 110 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 28 1914)

1910s, World War I


Video: 'A Shot that Changed the World - The Assassination of Franz Ferdinand I PRELUDE TO WW1 - Part 3/3'

(Sunday, June 28, 1914, approximately 11:00 a.m. Central European Time) — Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife, Sophie, were assassinated today in Sarajevo by Serb nationalist Gavrilo Princip, an event that sparked World War I, one of the deadliest wars in history. Continue reading Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria assassinated in Sarajevo, an act that would spark World War I 110 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 28 1914) →

Former U.S. Vice President Adlai Stevenson I, 78, dies in Chicago 110 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 14 1914)

1910s, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'Adlai Ewing Stevenson I - 23rd U.S. Vice President'

(Sunday, June 14, 1914, 1:19 a.m. CST) — Adlai Stevenson I, the 23rd vice president of the United States under President Grover Cleveland (1893-1897), died early this morning at Presbyterian Hospital in Chicago at age 78. Continue reading Former U.S. Vice President Adlai Stevenson I, 78, dies in Chicago 110 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 14 1914) →

1,012 people die when Canadian ocean liner RMS Empress of Ireland collides with Norwegian cargo ship 110 years ago this hour (May 29 1914)

1910s


Video: 'Disasters of the Century | The Empress of Ireland'

(Friday, May 29, 1914, 1:56 a.m. EST) — The Canadian ocean liner RMS Empress of Ireland sank early this morning in the St. Lawrence River in eastern Quebec after colliding with the much smaller Norwegian cargo ship SS Storstad, which sustained only minor damage. Continue reading 1,012 people die when Canadian ocean liner RMS Empress of Ireland collides with Norwegian cargo ship 110 years ago this hour (May 29 1914) →

U.S. President Gerald R. Ford born in Omaha, Nebraska 110 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 14 1913)

1910s, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'Gerald Ford Biography: U.S. President and Congressman'

(Monday, July 14, 1913, 12:43 a.m. CST) — Gerald Ford, the 38th President of the United States (1974-1977) and the 40th Vice President of the United States (1973-1974), was born Leslie Lynch King, Jr., today at 3202 Woolworth Avenue in Omaha, Nebraska, where his parents lived with his paternal grandparents. Continue reading U.S. President Gerald R. Ford born in Omaha, Nebraska 110 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 14 1913) →

Seventeenth Amendment to Constitution requiring that U.S. senators be ‘elected by the people’ adopted 110 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 8 1913)

1910s


Video: 'The 17th Amendment Explained: The Constitution for Dummies Series'

(Tuesday, April 8, 1913) — The Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, requiring the direct election of United States senators, was ratified today after it was approved by Connecticut, the 36th of the 48 states necessary for adoption. Continue reading Seventeenth Amendment to Constitution requiring that U.S. senators be ‘elected by the people’ adopted 110 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 8 1913) →

Woodrow Wilson sworn in as 28th president of the United States, Thomas R. Marshall as 28th VP 110 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 4 1913)

1910s, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'Inaugural address of Thomas Woodrow Wilson after he is named President of the Uni...HD Stock Footage'

(Tuesday, March 4, 1913, 1:37 p.m. EST) — Former Governor Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey took the oath of office today as the 28th President of the United States at the East Portico of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Continue reading Woodrow Wilson sworn in as 28th president of the United States, Thomas R. Marshall as 28th VP 110 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 4 1913) →