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Battle of Delville Wood begins as an action within the Battle of the Somme, lasting until 3 September 1916.
World War I: Battle of Fromelles: British and Australian troops attack German trenches as part of the Battle of the…
Preparedness Day Bombing: In San Francisco, a bomb explodes on Market Street during a parade, killing ten and injuring…
The Black Tom explosion in New York Harbor kills four and destroys some $20,000,000 worth of military goods.
World War I: Austrian sabotage causes the sinking of the Italian battleship Leonardo da Vinci in Taranto.
World War I: Battle of Romani: Allied forces, under the command of Archibald Murray, defeat an attacking Ottoman army…
The Migratory Bird Treaty between Canada and the United States is signed.
The Migratory Bird Treaty between Canada and the United States is signed.
German admiral Wilhelm Souchon hands over the two warships under his command to the Ottomans and becomes commander of…
World War I: Romania signs a secret treaty with the Entente Powers. According to the treaty, Romania agreed to join…
World War I: Romania signs a secret treaty with the Entente Powers. According to the treaty, Romania agreed to join…
World War I: The Kingdom of Romania declares war on Austria-Hungary, entering the war as one of the Allied nations.
World War I: Leefe Robinson destroys the German airship Schütte-Lanz SL 11 over Cuffley, north of London; the first…
In a bid to prove that women were capable of serving as military dispatch riders, Augusta and Adeline Van Buren arrive…
World War I: Tanks are used for the first time in battle, at the Battle of the Somme.
World War I: Manfred von Richthofen ("The Red Baron"), a flying ace of the German Luftstreitkräfte, wins his first…
World War I: During the East African Campaign, colonial forces of the Belgian Congo (Force Publique) under the command…
Iyasu V is proclaimed deposed as ruler of Ethiopia in a palace coup in favor of his aunt Zewditu.