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: 'SV WILLIAM P. FRYE - CONSTRUÇÃO AO NAUFRÁGIO'

(Thursday, January 28, 1915, 9:00 a.m. local time; during World War I) — The American merchant vessel SS William P. Frye, en route to England with a cargo of wheat, became the first U.S. ship to be sunk during World War I (in the South Atlantic Ocean off the Brazilian coast) by a German cruiser, the SS Prinz Eitel Friedrich, even though the United States was not at war.

Video: '19th January 1915: German Zeppelins bomb Great Yarmouth & Kings Lynn in first air raid on Britain'

(Sunday, January 19, 1915, shortly after 8:30 p.m. GMT; during World War I) — Germany carried out its first air raid on Britain tonight as a pair of Zeppelins dropped bombs onto Great Yarmouth and King’s Lynn in England. Continue reading Germany carries out first air raid on Britain 110 years ago this hour (Jan 19 1915) →

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) →

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) →