WWI

1918 Trivia, Fun Facts, and Pop Culture HistoryQuick Facts from 1918World-Changing Event: World War I ended at 11:00 a.m. on November 11, 1918 — the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month — when Germany signed the Armistice. After four years, 8.5 million soldiers dead, and a generation of European young men […]

1917 History, Facts, and TriviaQuick Facts from 1917World-Changing Event: The United States declared war on Germany on April 6, 1917, entering World War I after nearly three years of official neutrality. The Zimmermann Telegram — a secret German proposal offering Mexico its lost territories in exchange for joining the war against the U.S. — had

1916 History, Facts, and TriviaQuick Facts from 1916World Changing Event: The Battle of the Somme — July 1 to November 18, 1916 — was one of the bloodiest battles in human history. On the first day alone, 57,470 British Empire soldiers were casualties, 19,240 of them killed. Over the course of the battle, more than

 1914 History, Facts, and TriviaQuick Facts from 1914World-Changing Event: Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, was assassinated in Sarajevo on June 28, 1914. Within six weeks, the major powers of Europe were at war. By November, the Western Front had settled into trenches. The world that existed before June 28 never came back.America-Changing