Explore 2221 historical events from 1910–1919.
World War I, or the First World War, also known as the Great War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Central Powers. Major theatres of war included Eu…
World War I: Belgian troops won a victory at the Battle of Halen, but were ultimately unable to stop the German…
World War I, or the First World War, also known as the Great War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Central Powers. Major theatres of war included Eu…
World War I: Ignoring orders to retreat, Hermann von François led a successful counterattack defending East Prussia at…
World War I, or the First World War, also known as the Great War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Central Powers. Major theatres of war included Eu…
First World War: German forces captured Rossignol in Belgium, taking more than 3,800 French prisoners.
World War I, or the First World War, also known as the Great War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Central Powers. Major theatres of war included Eu…
First World War: A squadron of the 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards attacked a German scout party, the first engagement…
World War I, or the First World War, also known as the Great War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Central Powers. Major theatres of war included Eu…
In their first major action of the First World War, the British Expeditionary Force engaged German troops in Mons,…
World War I, or the First World War, also known as the Great War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Central Powers. Major theatres of war included Eu…
World War I: During the sack of Louvain in Belgium, German troops burned the town's Catholic university, destroying…
World War I, or the First World War, also known as the Great War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Central Powers. Major theatres of war included Eu…
World War I: The German colony of Togoland surrendered to French and British forces after a 20-day campaign.
World War I, or the First World War, also known as the Great War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Central Powers. Major theatres of war included Eu…
World War I: As the British Expeditionary Force and French Fifth Army began their retreat from Mons, the British II…
The Woolworth Building is a 792-foot-tall (241 m) residential building and early skyscraper at 233 Broadway in the Tribeca neighborhood of Lower Manhattan in New York City. Designe…
The Woolworth Building, a skyscraper in New York City, is opened
Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky was a Russian composer and conductor with French and American citizenship. He is widely considered one of the most important and influential composers o…
Igor Stravinsky's ballet score The Rite of Spring receives its premiere performance in Paris, France, provoking a riot
Raja Harishchandra is a 1913 Indian silent film directed and produced by Dadasaheb Phalke. It is often considered the first full-length Indian feature film. Raja Harishchandra feat…
Raja Harishchandra, the first full-length Indian feature film, is released, marking the beginning of the Indian film ind
William Sulzer, nicknamed Plain Bill, was an American lawyer and politician. He was the 39th governor of New York serving for 10 months in 1913, and a long-serving U.S. representat…
Governor of New York William Sulzer approves the charter for the Rockefeller Foundation, which begins operations with a
The Greek–Serbian Alliance of 1913 was signed at Thessaloniki on 1 June 1913, in the aftermath of the First Balkan War, when both countries wanted to preserve their gains in Macedo…
The Greek–Serbian Treaty of Alliance is signed, paving the way for the Second Balkan War
The Natives Land Act, 1913 was an Act of the Parliament of South Africa that was aimed at regulating the acquisition of land. It largely prohibited the sale of land from whites to …
Natives Land Act, 1913 in South Africa implemented
The Second Balkan War was a conflict fought between the Tsardom of Bulgaria and its former Balkan League allies, Serbia, Montenegro and Greece, who were later joined by Romania and…
Second Balkan War: The Greeks defeat the Bulgarians in the Battle of Doiran
The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president directs the executive branch of the federal government an…
President Woodrow Wilson addresses American Civil War veterans at the Great Reunion of 1913.
The Treaty of London (1913) was signed on 30 May following the London Conference of 1912–1913. It dealt with the territorial adjustments arising out of the conclusion of the First …
The Treaty of London is signed, ending the First Balkan War between the Balkan allies and the Ottoman Empire
Emily Wilding Davison was an English suffragette who fought for votes for women in Britain in the early twentieth century. A member of the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU)…
Emily Davison, a suffragette, runs out in front of King George V's horse at The Derby
Serbia, officially the Republic of Serbia, is a landlocked country in Southeast and Central Europe. Located in the Balkans, it is bordered by Hungary in the north, Romania in the n…
Greece and Serbia annul their alliance with Bulgaria
The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy, which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union to preserve sl…
American Civil War veterans begin arriving at the Great Reunion of 1913
The Bulgarian Army, also called Bulgarian Armed Forces, is the military of Bulgaria. The commander-in-chief is the president of Bulgaria. The Ministry of Defense is responsible for…
The Bulgarian army launches attacks against Serbian positions, triggering the Second Balkan War
The Kingdom of Serbia was a country located in the Balkans which was created when the ruler of the Principality of Serbia, Milan I, was proclaimed king in 1882.
Serbian forces begin their siege of the Bulgarian city of Vidin; the siege is later called off when the war ends.
The Second Balkan War was a conflict fought between the Tsardom of Bulgaria and its former Balkan League allies, Serbia, Montenegro and Greece, who were later joined by Romania and…
Second Balkan War: Delegates from Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, Montenegro, and Greece sign the Treaty of Bucharest,…
Tohoku University is a public research university in Sendai, Miyagi, Japan. It is colloquially referred to as Tohokudai or Tonpei .
Tōhoku Imperial University of Japan (modern day Tohoku University) becomes the first university in Japan to admit…