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War depictions in film and television include documentaries, TV mini-series, and drama serials depicting aspects of historical wars, the films included here are films set in the period from 1775 or at the beginning of the Age of Revolution and until various Empires hit roadblock in 1914, after lengthy arms race for several years.
1914 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar, the 1914th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 914th year of the 2nd millennium, the 14th year of the 20th century, and the 5th year of the 1910s decade. As of the start of 1914 ...
December 12 – The New York Stock Exchange re-opened, having been closed since August 1, 1914, except for bond trading. December 17 – U.S. President Woodrow Wilson signs the Harrison Narcotics Tax Act (initially introduced by Francis Burton Harrison).
The July Crisis [b] was a series of interrelated diplomatic and military escalations among the major powers of Europe in the summer of 1914, which led to the outbreak of World War I.
The movie would become the second-highest grossing release in 1914 at $244,700. DeMille would remake the film two more times, in 1918 and finally in 1931. [citation needed] Born: Tex Beneke, American bandleader, famous for collaborations with Glenn Miller including "In the Mood"; as Gordon Lee Beneke, in Fort Worth, Texas, United States (d.
The following events occurred in August 1914: Headline from newspaper Le Soir , 4 August 1914, declaring Germany had violated Belgium's neutrality. An imagined depiction of the massacre during the Battle of Dinant by the American artist George W. Bellows (1918)
February 10 – Release of the film Hearts Adrift; the name of Mary Pickford, the star, is displayed above the title on movie marquees. February – Lewis J. Selznick and Arthur Spiegel organize the World Film Corporation, [5] [6] a distributor of independently produced films [7] located in Fort Lee, New Jersey, [8] [9] [10]
Battle of Arras — The French line held against the German advance on Arras. [15]German and Austro-Hungarian forces clashed in what is now southwestern Poland.Russian forces had been ordered to pull back but only the cavalry obeyed, leaving behind an infantry group that believed it could hold its position.