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On 7 May 1915, 128 Americans died when the British Passenger ship Lusitania was sunk by a German submarine. President Woodrow Wilson demanded an apology and warned the United States would not tolerate unrestricted submarine warfare, but refused to be drawn into the war. [9]
Graph of global conflict deaths from 1900 to 1944 from various sources. This is a list of wars that began between 1900 and 1944.. This period saw the outbreak of World War I (1914–1918) and World War II (1939–1945), which are among the deadliest conflicts in human history, with many of the world's great powers partaking in total war and some partaking in genocides.
1915 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar, the 1915th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 915th year of the 2nd millennium, the 15th year of the 20th century, and the 6th year of the 1910s decade. As of the start of 1915, the ...
September 15, 1914 - Feb 4, 1915 African, South West Africa: Maritz rebellion. Boers leader Manie Maritz revolts in South Africa. September 19 – October 11 Western: Battle of Flirey: September 20 Naval, African, East African: Battle of Zanzibar, German naval victory. September 22 Asian and Pacific: Bombardment of Papeete: Asian and Pacific
The Raid on the Suez Canal, also known as Actions on the Suez Canal, took place between 26 January and 4 February 1915 when a German-led Ottoman Army force advanced from Southern Palestine to attack the British Empire-protected Suez Canal, marking the beginning of the Sinai and Palestine campaign (1915–1918) of World War I (1914–1918).
The Attack of the Dead Men, or the Battle of Osowiec Fortress, was a battle of World War I that took place at Osowiec Fortress (now northeastern Poland), on August 6, 1915. The incident received its grim name from the bloodied, corpse-like appearance of the Russian combatants after they were bombarded with a mixture of poison gases , chlorine ...
Ralph DePalma (1882–1956) wins the 1915 Indianapolis 500 on May 31. May 6 – Babe Ruth hits his first career home run off of Jack Warhop . May 7 – The RMS Lusitania is sunk on passage from New York to Britain by a German U-boat , killing 1,198.
Battle of Nasiriyah (1915) National Protection War; Naval operations in the Dardanelles campaign; Battle of the Nek; Battle of Neuve Chapelle; Battle of Ngaundere; Battle of Nogales (1915) Action off Noordhinder Bank; Military operations in North Africa during World War I; Notre Dame de Lorette; Siege of Novogeorgievsk