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May 14 – Woodrow Wilson signs a Mother's Day proclamation. ... U.S. Senator from Georgia from 1895 to 1914 (born 1839) February 23 – Henry M. Teller, ...
1914 was a common year ... The following day, Amphion strikes mines laid by the Königin Luise and is sunk with some loss of life, in the first British casualties of ...
Maine held its elections early, on September 14, 1914. There had previously been multiple states with earlier elections, but Maine was the only one remaining by 1914 (after Vermont stopped holding its elections early, after 1912). Maine would continue to hold elections early, in September, until 1958.
In Vermont, the gubernatorial election was held on the same day as federal elections for the first time, having previously been held in September. In Arkansas and Georgia, the gubernatorial election was held in September and October, respectively, for the last time, moving to the same day as federal elections from the 1916 elections.
On July 30, Russia announced a general mobilization in support of Serbia. The following day, on August 1, 1914, Germany declared war on Russia, followed by Austria-Hungary on August 6. Russia and the Entente declared war on the Ottoman Empire in November 1914, prompted by Ottoman warships bombarding the Black Sea port of Odessa in late October ...
The four-day battle resulted in 1,000 killed and 3,000 wounded but emboldened Villa to continue marching on to Torreón. [109] Belgian cyclist Marcel Buysse won the second Tour of Flanders in Ghent. [110] Born: John Stanley, American cartoonist and comic book writer, creator of Little Lulu; in New York City, United States (d. 1993) [citation ...
January 14 is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; ... 1914 – Harold Russell, Canadian-American soldier and actor (d. 2002) 1914 ...
The United Kingdom declaration of war upon Germany occurred on 4 August 1914. The declaration was a result of German refusal to remove troops from neutral Belgium.In 1839, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, France, and Prussia (the largest predecessor of the German Empire) had signed the Treaty of London which guaranteed Belgium's sovereignty.