January 1 1st football game in Rose Bowl, Washington State vs. Brown January 5 Austria-Hungary offensive against Montenegro January 7 German troops conquer Fort Vaux at Verdun January 10 Russian offensive in Kaukasus January 11 French troops capture/Serbian army flees to Corfu January 12 Britain proclaims Gilbert and Ellice Is colony in Pacific January 14 Dutch South Sea dike cracks January 17 1st PGA Championship: Jim Barnes at Siwanoy CC Bronxville NY January 17 Professional Golfer Association (PGA) forms in New York City January 23 Temp falls from 44 degrees F (7 degrees C) to -56 degrees F (49 degrees C) night of 23-24, Browning, Montana January 25 Montenegro surrenders to Austria-Hungary January 27 Communist party "Spartacus Letters" 1st published in Berlin January 28 1st Jewish Supreme Court justice, Louis Brandeis, appointed by Wilson January 28 German colony of Cameroon surrenders to Britain and France January 28 Opera "Goyescas," premieres (New York City) January 29 1st bombings of Paris by German Zeppelins takes place January 31 Dutch Girl Guides form February 3 Canada's original Parliament buildings, in Ottawa, burns down February 3 Tristan Tzar publishes Dada-manifest in Zurich Switzerland February 5 Enrico Caruso recorded "O Solo Mio" for the Victor Talking Machine Co February 8 French cruiser "Admiral Charner" torpedoed off Syrian coast, kills 374 February 8 NL votes down Charlie Ebbets proposal to limit 25 cents seats February 9 Britain's military service act enforced (conscription) February 9 NL votes down a proposal by Giants, Braves, and Cubs to increase club player limit from 21 to 22 (The Reds want to decrease to 20) February 10 Conscription begins in Britain February 11 Baltimore Symphony Orchestra presents its 1st concert February 11 Emma Goldman arrested for lecturing on birth control February 12 1st edition of Joseph Patterson/Sidney Smith strip "Gumps" February 15 New York Yankees buy Frank "Home Run" Baker from the Athletics for $37,500 February 16 Russian troops conquer Erzurum Armenia February 17 Romberg/Hanley/Atteridge/Smith' musical premieres in New York City February 21 Battle of Verdun in WW I begins (1 million casualties) February 23 Congress authorizes McKinley Memorial $1 gold coin February 23 French artillery kills entire French 72nd division at Samogneux Verdun February 25 German troops conquer Fort Douaumont near Verdun February 26 Germans sink French transport ship Provence II, killing 930 February 26 Mutual signs Charlie Chaplin to a film contract February 26 Russian troops conquer Kermansjah Persia March 1 Germany begins attacking ships in the Atlantic March 8 U.S. invades Cuba for 3rd time, this to end corrupt Menocal regime March 9 General Fransisco "Poncho" Villa invades U.S. (17 killed) March 9 Germany declares war against Portugal March 9 Pancho Villa leads Mexican band raid on Columbus NM, killing 12 March 12 French airship sinks British submarine D3 March 14 Battle of Verdun - German attack on Mort-Homme ridge, West of Verdun March 15 General Pershing, 15,000 troops chasing Villa into Mexico, stays 10-mos March 15 University of Gent goes under Dutch control March 16 James Barries' "Kiss for Cinderella," premieres in London March 16 U.S. and Canada sign migratory bird treaty March 20 Allies attack Zeebrugge Belgium March 21 JP Van Limburg Stirum succeeds AWF Idenburg as Governor-General of Netherlands Indies March 25 Heavyweight Jess Willard and Franc Moran fight to no decision in New York City March 25 Jess Willard fights Frank Moran to no decision in 10 for boxing title March 25 Women are allowed to attend a boxing match March 26 Birdman of Alcatraz receives solitary March 30 Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens (NHA) beat Portland Rosebuds (PCHA), 3 games to 2 March 31 Dutch government ends all miltary engagements April 1 1st U.S. national women's swiming championships held April 2 German troops overtake Bois de Caillette April 4 U.S. Senate agrees (82-6) to participate in WW I April 5 French troops occupy Bois de Caillette April 6 German parliament OKs unrestricted submarine warfare April 8 Norway approves active and passive female suffrage April 10 1st professional golf tournament held April 19 20th Boston Marathon won by Arthur Roth of Mass in 2:27:16.4 April 19 "Bing Boys are Here" opens in London April 19 Italians troops conquer Col di Lana at Merano April 20 German-British sea battle off Belgian coast April 20 Weeghman Park (Wrigley Field) in Chicago opens, Cubs beat Cincinnati Reds 7-6 April 22 France battles at Fort Douaumont April 23 Lord Dunsany's "Night at an Inn," premieres in New York City April 24 Easter rebellion of Irish against British occupation begins April 29 Irish nationalists set post office on fire in Dublin April 30 Chicago Cubs play 1st game at Weeghman Park (Wrigley Field) beat Reds May 2 2nd Ave and Bronx Terrace renamed Bronx Blvd; Seward Pl renamed Sycamore Ave; Herald Ave renamed Dickinson Ave; Monroe and Selwyn Avenue named May 2 U.S. president Wilson signs Harrison Drug Act May 4 At request of U.S., Germany curtails its submarine warfare May 5 U.S. Marines invade Dominican Republic, stay until 1924 May 6 Belgian troop march into Kigali, German East-Africa May 8 German munitions bunker in Fort Douaumont explodes May 9 British-France Sykes-Picot meet over division of Turkey May 10 Disastrous fire in Ellendale, North Dakota May 10 Historic Shipport Museum opens in Amsterdam May 11 Einstein's Theory of General Relativity presented May 13 1st observance of Indian (Native American) Day May 13 42nd Kentucky Derby: Johnny Loftus aboard George Smith wins in 2:04 May 13 Native American Day is 1st observed May 15 Asiago Italy falls when Austrian troops attack the Italian front May 16 41st Preakness: Linus McAtee aboard Damrosch wins in 1:54.8 May 17 British Summer Time (Daylight Savings), 1st introduced May 18 U.S. pilot Kiffin Rockwell shoots down German aircraft May 19 Escadrille Americaine (Lafayette) transfered to Verdun May 20 Codell, Kansas hit by tornado (also on same date in 1917 and 1918) May 20 Saturday Evening Post cover features Norman Rockwell painting May 21 Britain begins "Summer Time" (Daylight Savings Time) May 22 French troops occupy parts of Fort Douaumont Verdun May 23 Heavy battles at Fort Douaumont Verdun May 24 Conscription begins in Britain May 24 French driven out of Fort Douaumont after 500 killed or injured May 24 Last British-Indian contract workers arrive in Suriname May 24 U.S. pilot William Thaw shoots down a German Fokker May 27 Groundbreaking begins on Hugh Grant Circle in Bronx May 29 New York Giants win 17th consecutive road game May 29 Official flag of president of U.S. adopted May 29 U.S. forces invade Dominican Republic, stay until 1924 May 31 Battle of Skagerrak: Brit-German sea battle at Jutland (10,000 dead) May 31 British battle cruiser Invincible explodes, killing all but 6 June 1 German attack on Fort Vaux, Verdun June 2 German troops under Lt Rackow take Fort Vaux June 3 National Defense Act establishes ROTC June 4 Russian General Brusilov fails on his Eastern Front attack June 6 Voters in East Cleveland approves women suffrage June 7 Germany troop march into Fort Faux, Verdun June 10 48th Belmont: E Haynes aboard Friar Rock wins in 2:22 June 10 Great Arab Revolt begin June 12 30th U.S. Womens Tennis: Molla B Mallory beats Louise Raymond (60 61) June 12 Tennis legend Bill Tilden's 1st appearance at U.S. tennis championship June 15 Boys Scouts of America receives congressional charter June 16 Boston Brave's Tom Hughes 2nd no-hitter beats Pitts, 2-0 June 17 1st national congress of Sarekat Islam at Bandoeng Java June 17 U.S. troops under General Pershing march into Mexico June 18 Yankees score in every inning but 8th beat Indians 19-3 June 21 Boston Rube Forster no-hits New York Yankees, 2-0 June 21 Mexican troops beat U.S. expeditionary force under General Pershing June 25 Tsar Nicolaas II fires minister of Foreign affairs Sasonov June 26 Cleveland Indians experiment with #s on their jerseys (one game) June 29 Boeing aircraft flies for 1st time June 30 22nd U.S. Golf Open: Chick Evans shoots a 286 at Minikahda Club MINN June 30 General Douglas Haig reports "The men are in splendid spirits" July 1 Battle on the Somme: British 4th Army walks to German lines July 1 British court martial (Easter uprising) July 1 Coca-Cola brings current coke formula to the market July 1 Dwight Eisenhower marries Mary 'Mamie' Geneva Doud in Denver. Colorado July 1 Honus Wagner, 42, is oldest to hit an inside-the-park home run July 2 Lenin says Imperialism is caused by capitalism July 2 Russian offensive in Armenia July 3 1st of 3 fatal shark attacks occurred near New Jersey shore (4 die) July 9 1st cargo submarine to cross Atlantic arrives in U.S. from Germany July 11 1st federal grant-in-aid for state roads enacted July 11 Congress passes Federal Aid Road Act July 14 33.6 cm rainfall at Effingham South Carolina (state record) July 14 St. Louis Brown Ernie Koob pitches all 17 inns in a 0-0 tie vs Boston July 15 22.22" (56.4 cm) of rain falls in Altapass North Carolina (state record) July 15 Boeing Co (Pacific Aero) formed by William Boeing in Seattle Wash July 20 Giants trade Christy Mathewson to Cincinnati Reds July 22 A bomb went off during a Preparedness Day parade in San Francisco killing 10 July 25 Explosion at Lake Erie and Cleveland Waterworks July 29 Postal check and Girodienst establishes July 30 German saboteurs blow up a munitions plant on Black Tom Island, New Jersey August 1 Hawaii National Park forms August 4 Denmark cedes Danish West Indies, including the Virgin Islands, to the U.S. for $25 million August 8 A's set AL record with 19th consecutive loss on road August 10 Turks annex Persian city Hamadan from Russia August 12 Picasso, Max Jacob, Kisling, Ortiz and Paquerette photographed in Paris August 17 Bulgarian offensive in Macedonia August 23 Military court of Berlin sentences Karl Liebknecht to 4 years August 25 Department of Interior forms National Park Service August 26 Philadelphia A's Bullet Joe Bush no-hits Cleveland, 5-0 August 26 Yankees turn triple-play beating Browns 10-6 August 27 Romania declares war on Austria-Hungary August 28 Germany declares war on Romania August 28 Italy declares war against Germany during WW I August 29 Congress creates U.S. Naval reserve August 29 General Von Hindenburg becomes German Chief of Staff August 29 Transportship Hsin-Yu and cruiser Hai-Yung collide; 1000 die August 29 U.S. Congress accept Jones Act: Philippines independence August 29 Von Hindenburg replaces Von Falkenhayn as German chief of staff August 30 Boston's Dutch Leonard no-hits St. Louis Browns, 4-0 August 30 Paul Von Hindenburg becomes chief-of-General-Staff in Germany August 31 Oscar Asche's musical "Chu Chin Chow," premieres in London September 1 Bulgaria declares war on Romania September 1 Keating-Owen Act (child labor banned from interstate commerce) September 3 Allies turned back Germans in WW I's Battle of Verdun September 4 Christy Mathewson and Mordecai Brown final baseball game September 5 36th U.S. Mens Tennis: R N Williams III beats Johnston (46 64 06 62 64) September 7 Giants beat Brooklyn 4-1, to launch New York's record 26-game winning streak September 7 Workmen's Compensation Act passed by Congress September 11 German troops conquer Kavalla Greece September 14 Christy Mathewson pitches and wins his final game September 15 1st tank used in war, "Little Willies" at Battle of Flors, France September 15 Britains 1st use of tanks (Battle of Somme) September 17 40,000 Amsterdam demonstrators demand general voting right September 19 1st landing on Schiphol (Farman F-22 of Soesterberg) September 19 Belgian troops conquer Tabora, German East Africa September 24 Indians Marty Kavanaugh, hits AL's 1st pinch-hit grand slam September 26 Bishop speak against Catholics in trade unions September 27 1st Native American Day celebrated, honoring American Indians September 27 Emperor Lidj Jasu of Ethiopia flees September 30 Giants lose to Braves 8-3, ends 26 consecutive win streak October 2 Grover Cleveland Alexander records his 16th shutout of year October 2 San Diego Zoo founded October 4 Market Street's "Path of Gold" lit for 1st time October 5 Soldier Adolf Hitler is injured October 7 222 points are scored in a football game between Georgia Tech and Cumberland University of Lebanon, Tennessee October 9 Babe Ruth begins 29 2/3 scoreless World Series innings October 9 Babe Ruth pitches and wins longest WS game (14 innings) 2-1 October 10 In Game 3, Charlie Ebbets becomes the 1st owner to raise the price of World Series grandstand seats to $5-up from $3 October 12 Boston Red Sox beat Brooklyn Dodgers, 4 games to 1 in 13th World Series October 16 Dodger manager Wilbert Robinson given $5,000 bonus October 16 Margaret Sanger opens 1st birth control clinic (46 Amboy St, Bkln) October 16 T. E. Lawrence meets with Fasal Hoessein October 17 Dutch women demonstrate for female suffrage October 21 U.S. Army forms Reserve Officers Training Corps October 24 Moroccan troops capture Ft. Douaumont October 26 Margaret Sanger arrested for obscenity (advocating birth control) October 27 1st published reference to "jazz" appears (Variety) October 31 Clare Kummer's "Good Gracious Annabelle," premieres in New York City November 2 Ft. Vaux, Verdun, reconquered by France November 3 Treaty establishes British suzerainity over Qatar November 5 Emperor Wilhelm II and French Jozef I establishes kingdom of Poland November 5 Second Chamber accept initial impetus to general males/female suffrage November 7 Grand duke Nikolai Nikolayevich warns czar of uprising November 7 Jeannette Rankin, Representative-R-Montana 1917 - 1919 and 1941 - 1943, elected 1st woman Representative November 7 Woodrow Wilson (D) re-elected president November 13 British offensive at Ancre Belgium November 16 Eugene O'Neill's "Bound East for Cardiff," premieres in New York City November 16 I Berlin/V Herbert/H Blossoms musical premieres in New York City November 16 U.S.S.R. La Satannaya ammunitions factory explodes, killing 1,000 November 18 General Douglas Haig finally calls off 1st Battle of the Somme in Europe November 26 Greece declares war on Germany November 28 1st (German) air attack on London November 29 Erwin Rommel marries Lucie "Lu" Mollin November 29 U.S. declares martial law in Dominican Republic December 2 Baseballers who are injured now get full pay for duration of contract December 6 German army under General Mackensen occupies Bucharest December 7 British government of David Lloyd George forms December 7 David Lloyd George replaces resigning H H Asquith as British PM December 11 David Lloyd George forms British war government December 12 Worst train disaster ever (Modane France-543 killed) December 13 Avalanche kills 10,000 Austrian and Italian troops in 24 hours in Tyrol December 13 Esme Stuart Lennox Robinsons premieres in Dublin December 13 French chief of staff Joffre replaced by Nivelle December 15 French defeat Germans in WW I Battle of Verdun December 19 Suriname Bauxite Company forms in Paramaribo December 26 Joseph Joffre becomes marshal of France
