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The short-lived Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic was established on territory formerly part of the Russian
First World War: The British Royal Navy launched unsuccessful raids on Ostend and Zeebrugge in German-occupied Belgium
First World War: The Second Battle of Villers-Bretonneux began, which contained the first instance of tanks fighting aga
First World War: Germany repelled Britain's second attempt to blockade the Belgian port of Ostend
The Sedition Act was passed in the United States, forbidding Americans from using "disloyal, profane, scurrilous, or abu
The Sedition Act was passed in the United States, forbidding Americans from using "disloyal, profane, scurrilous, or abu
World War I: Armenian forces defeated Ottoman troops at the Battle of Sardarabad, halting the Turkish advance and preven
World War I: Italian torpedo boats sank the Austro-Hungarian dreadnought SMS Szent István off the Dalmatian coast, killi
World War I: The 26-day Battle of Belleau Wood near the Marne River in France ended with American forces finally clearin
World War I: Allied forces led by the Australian general John Monash won the Battle of Hamel, demonstrating the…
An explosion in the ammunition magazine of the Japanese battleship Kawachi resulted in the deaths of more than 600…
Russian Revolution: Tsar Nicholas II and his family (pictured) were murdered by Bolsheviks at Yekaterinburg.
World War I: An Imperial German Navy U-boat opened fire on a small convoy of barges and defending aircraft near the…
The Battle of Amiens began in northern France, marking the start of the Allies' Hundred Days Offensive through the…
World War I: Several French army corps began a massive assault against the German-occupied Chemin des Dames ridge, south
The Imperial War Graves Commission was established by royal charter to mark, record and maintain the graves and places o
Pope Benedict XV (pictured) promulgated the Pio-Benedictine Code, the first official comprehensive codification of Latin
A socialist convention in Leeds, United Kingdom, called for an end to the First World War and the establishment of Worke
First World War: The British Army detonated 19 ammonal mines under German lines, killing perhaps 10,000 in the deadliest
First World War: The British Army detonated 19 ammonal mines under German lines, killing perhaps 10,000 in the deadliest