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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Video: 'The 16th Amendment Explained: The Constitution for Dummies Series'
(Monday, February 3, 1913) — The Sixteenth Amendment, allowing Congress to levy an income tax without apportioning it among the states on the basis of population, became part of the U.S. Constitution today after ratification by Delaware (the 36th of 48 states necessary for ratification). Continue reading Sixteenth Amendment to Constitution requiring that U.S. senators be ‘elected by the people’ 110 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 3 1913)
Video: 'Grand Central: 100 Years of Grandeur'
(Sunday, February 2, 1913, 12:01 a.m. EST) — New York City’s rebuilt Grand Central Terminal, a commuter rail terminal located at 42nd Street and Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, officially opened to the public today at one minute past midnight. Continue reading New York City’s rebuilt Grand Central Terminal officially opens to the public 110 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 2 1913)
