Video: 'When Italy entered the Great War'

(Sunday, August 27, 1916, 8:00 p.m. Western European Time (WET); during World War I) — Italy has officially declared a state of war against Germany, bringing to an end more than fifteen months of uneasy neutrality between the former Triple Alliance partners. Continue reading Italy declares war on Germany during World War I 110 years ago this hour (Aug 27 1916) →

Video: 'German Terrorists Bombed New York During WWI | What History Forgot'

(Sunday, July 30, 1916, 2:08 a.m. local time; during World War I) — German saboteurs today blew up a munitions plant on Black Tom, an island near Jersey City, New Jersey, killing seven people and injuries hundreds of others. Continue reading German saboteurs blow up munitions plant in New Jersey 110 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (July 30 1916) →

Video: 'Tom Mooney & the Preparedness Day Bombing'

(Saturday, July 22, 1916, 2:06 p.m. local time) — 10 people were killed and 40 others wounded today when a suitcase bomb went off during San Francisco’s Preparedness Day parade, an event sponsored by the local Chamber of Commerce in anticipation of America’s entry into World War I. Continue reading 10 killed in Preparedness Day Bombing in San Francisco 110 years ago this hour (July 22 1916) →

Video: 'The Battle of the Somme (WW1 Documentary)'

(Saturday, July 1, 1916, 7:30 a.m. French Summer Time; during the Battle of the Somme, part of the Western Front of World War I) — British and French troops today opened the Battle of the Somme, a massive offensive against German forces in northern France that military observers believed would become one of the decisive campaigns of World War I. Continue reading 19,240 Brits killed as Allies open massive World War I offensive against Germans in France’s Somme River region 110 years ago this hour (Jul 1 1916) →

Video: 'The Battle of Jutland - Royal Navy vs. German Imperial Navy I THE GREAT WAR Week 97' (May 31, 1916 at 1:44)

(Wednesday May 31, 1916, first shots fired by the British light cruiser HMS Galatea at 2:28 p.m. GMT after encountering German vessels; the major gun battle between the primary battlecruiser fleets officially began at 3:48 p.m. GMT; part of World War I) — The Battle of Jutland, a naval battle fought by the British Royal Navy’s Grand Fleet against the Imperial German Navy’s High Seas Fleet, began today in the North Sea, near the coast of Denmark’s Jutland Peninsula. Continue reading Battle of Jutland begins off Denmark 110 years ago this hour (May 31 1916) →

Video: 'The Battle of Verdun (WW1 Documentary)'

(Sunday, February 21, 1916, 7:12 a.m. Central European Time; during the Battle of Verdun, part of the Western Front of World War I) — The Battle of Verdun, one of the largest battles of the First World War on the Western Front between the German and French armies, began this morning when a 10-hour German artillery bombardment by 808 guns was launched in the hills north of Verdun-sur-Meuse in northeastern France. Continue reading Germany unleashes titanic assault at Verdun as France faces battle for its life 110 years ago this hour (Feb 21 1916) →

Video: 'World War I: Gallipoli Campaign' (4 videos)

(Sunday, January 9, 1916, about 4:00 a.m. – 4:30 a.m. Eastern European Time; during the Gallipoli Campaign, part of the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I) — Allied forces today completed a full retreat from the shores of the Gallipoli peninsula in Turkey, ending a disastrous invasion of the Ottoman Empire. Continue reading Gallipoli Campaign ends in Ottoman victory 110 years ago today (Jan 9 1916) →

Video: '1914~18 Episode 3 Total War 3 of 7' (Nov. 22, 1915, at 11:56)

(Monday, November 22, 1915, during the Gallipoli Campaign in the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I) — Lord Kitchener, Britain’s Secretary of State for War, today ordered the evacuation of Winston Churchill’s disastrous Gallipoli Campaign. Continue reading Lord Kitchener orders British evacuation at Gallipoli 110 years ago today (Nov 22 1915) →

Video: 'Edith Cavell - Not A Martyr But A Nurse I WHO DID WHAT IN WW1?'

(Tuesday, October 12, 1915, 7:00 a.m. Central European Time; during World War I) — British nurse Edith Cavell, 49, was executed today by a German firing squad at the Tir national (National shooting range) in the municipality of Schaerbeek in Brussels, Belgium, for helping Allied soldiers escape from Belgium.