31 December 1914 Retreat by Central Powers

Shelling by both sides on Western Front very heavy near St. Georges La Bassee Roye and Verdun. French regain Greman held port of Stienbach  (French name Alsace.) Hungary Raided over mountain passes as Austro-Hungarian and German forces retreat. Serbia readies for a new invasion by Austria-Hungary. Defenses to meet Ottoman attack on Egypt complete.

30 December Peace Approved Fighting Continues

1814 Treaty of Ghent approved by British Parliament and signed by Prince Regent in the name of King George III. 1914 Dunkirk (French Spelling Dunkerque) attacked by German Aeroplanes Germans continue fighting retreat at Bolimov Imovlodz in Poland. British counsel in the area of the Red Sea still detained by Ottoman Empire.

29 December 1914 Bad Day For Central Powers

Germans repulsed from recapture of St. Georges. Austro-Hungarians pursued by Russians in Galicia. Albanians repulsed after attacking Montenegrin posts after having been incited by Austro-Hungarians. 

28 December 1914 Defeat On All Fronts

Germans lose village of St. Georges near Nieuport.
Germans regroup behind Brazua in Poland. Austro-Hungarians defeated by Montenegrin forces at Grahovo Ottomans routed at Sarikamish. After weeks of  the Armeian campaign results in the Ottomans being pushed back by Tsarist forces on in Armenia.

27 December Defeat for Germans

1914  Germans pushed back with some captured in Belgium.
Germans in Poland and Carpathian mountain passes also defeated. Battles on the western front tended to be very costly in men and not in territory gained In the East the front could move more quickly and dramatically. 

26 December Bombing and Victory

1914 German air sheds bombed by French airplanes. French gain part of Alsace which they had lost in Protest by United States of Brittan's interference with American merchantmen.

25 December 1914 Siege on Hold for Christmas

Austro-Hungarians and Russians have their own truce in Galicia some Russians sending a note to their Austro-Hungarian enemies 'Wishing you the heroes of (the besieged garrison town) Presemysl a Merry Christmas and hope we can come to a peaceful agreement as soon an possible."

24 December 1914 Cease Fire.

In Christmas Truce Germans light lamps along their line and walk out into no man's land singing Stelle Nacht Helge Nacht (Silent Night) and British soon join them to celebrate Christmas

24 December Begining of End of War of 1812

 1814 Treaty of Ghent signed by United States of America and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

23 December Defeats for Allies

1914 Belgians lose the area in front of the Yser  establish new line in front of  Dixmude. Germans cross Bzura in Present-Day Poland. Russians lift siege of Krakow. These are costly blows to the allies the failure to gain an occupied city and the loss of territory in Flanders.

22 December Allies Win and Lose

1914 Battle of Givenchy ends in stalemate while French capture territory near Noyon. Attempted breakout form Przemysl by Austro-Hungarains repulsed by Russians.

21 December First in Warfare, Vitcory

1914 First air raid on Britain airplane drops bombs off Dover.
British take Jas in East Africa. Present day Tanzania or Kenya?

17 December Defeat, Declaration and Expulsion.

 1914 Defeat by Austrians of Russians at Limanova . Poland. Declaration by British of Protectorate over Egypt. Expulsion of Jews from Tel Aviv by Ottomans.

16 December Attacks.

 1914 Philippe Petan leads offensive by French forces in Artois region of Northern France. Shelling by German Battleships under the command of Franz Von Hipper of the ports of Scarborough and Hartelpool. 

15 December Liberation

1914 Retreat of Russians from to Moscow after disaster at Lodz. Loss of chance by Grand Fleet of chance to destroy North Sea Fleet. Serbs liberate their capital Belgrade from Austro-Hungarians. 

14 December Less Fighting On Western Front

1914 Fighting in Western Flanders dies down.

10 December Leaders Back.

 1914 Return of Government to Paris.

3 December Shooting.

1914 Dutch Army shoots 8 Belgian P.O.W.S. dead.

1 December Arrival.

1914 First unit of the Australian New Zealand Army Corps who would participate in the defeat at Galipoli in an ill-fated attempt to break the deadlock on the Western Front by  invading the Ottoman Empire arrive at Suez.

27 November.Return.

2004 Relics of Saint John Chrysostom returned by Pope John Paul II to Eastern Orthodox Church.

21 November Taking.

 1914 Taking of Bazra by United Kingdom Forces.

19 November Fighting Worsens.

1914 German push toward Lodz in what was then Western Russia (Present-Day Poland) intensifies.

17 November Verdict.

 1734 John Peter Zenger arrested for Seditious Libel of Colonial Governor William Crosby of New York. He was eventually able to get a jury to acquit  him against the court's instruction because they agreed that he wrote the truth.This became an important step in Early American Law because it is the first well known case of jury nullification eventually libel laws was changed to give to allow a general verdict of conviction or acquittal rather than the jury if the defendant published matter which under the previous law the court would determine the question of libel.

16 November Fighiting Slows.

1914 First Battle of Ypres slows as rain makes movement difficult. 

11 November Victory.

1914 British trenches briefly taken by Germans of the Prussian Guard at Ypres but are recaptured in the first of five battles of that name.

10 November Call Made.

1951 first long distance call without operator assistance by Mayor Downing of Englewood, New Jersey  to Mayor Frank Osborne in Alameda , California. Made direct dial calls quicker and cheaper.

4 November War!!!!!!!!!!!

1914 France, Britain, and Russia declare war on The Ottoman Empire which had signed an alliance with Germany in the first days of the war as the a member of the triple alliance. 

3 November Election.

1992 Bill Clinton defeated George H.W. Bush for President with 370 electors to 168 and 33 jurisdictions voting for him.

2 November Declaration

 1914 North Sea decaled a Military Area by United Kingdom requiring all ships to cross at their own risk.

30 October War!!!

 1914 War declared by Ottomans on Russia, France, and Britain.

29 October Attack.

 1914 Apparent attack by Ottomans on port of Odessa, Russia.

27 October Sinking!!!!

1914 British Battleship H.M.S. Audacious struck a mine and sunk after raising a U-boat warning flag. Only one person died in the attack.

15 October Combat!!

 1914 Fighting in Warsaw begins.

29 August Army Panics

1914 Russian army panics at Tannanberg.

27 August German Bombardment On Second Day of Battle

1914 Germans bombard Usdau on second day of fighting at Tannenberg.

19 August Call Made.

1914 "Neutrality in fact" called for by President Wilson.

26 August Battle Begins.

1914 Battle of Tannenberg begins.

12 August Empires go to War

1914 British Empire goes to war with Austria-Hungary.

6 August War Delared!

1914 War declared by Serbia on Germany.

4 August Empire Enters War

1914 British Prime minister Herbert Henry Asquith declares a state of war exists with Imperial Germany at 11:00 GMT.

3 August Crossing.

1914 German troops cross its frontier into Belgium.

2 August Empire Mobilizes Over Invasison of Neutral

1914 Germany invades neutral Belgium  England, due to an 1839 treaty moblizes in preparation to defend the neutrality of Belgium.

31 July Announcement and Message

1914 After announcement of Russian mobilization Germany says Russia as 12 hours to cease military measures against it and Austria-Hungary or face War.

30 July Full Mobilisation.

1914 Tsar Nicholas fully mobililises the army after suggesting a halt if Austria Hungary stops demanding it be allowed into Serbia to investigate the killing of the Archduke. .

29 July Troops Mobilize

1914 Russians Mobilize against Austria-Hungary.

28 July War Declared!!!

1914 Austria Hungary declares war on Serbia.

25 July Nation Agrees

1914 Serbia issues response accepting most of Austria-Hungary's demands When news reached Berlin Kaiser Wilhelm wrote "every cause for war falls to the ground." he believed the sticking points could be worked out by talks. Meanwhile Serbia mobilizes as a defensive measure.

25 July Some Germans Say No!!!!!!!!!!

1914 German Socialists party makes a statement publicly opposing German military assistance for Austria-Hungary.

23 July Ultimatum Sent.

1914 Austria Hungary sends an ultimatum to Serbia to provoke a declaration of war.

22 July Demand Read.

1914 Austrian demands read by Chancellor of Germany who is angry at the deception Austria was making to the Kaiser in making such excessive demands on the Serbs after Germany was led to believe it would not do anything to provoke a war.

20 July Note Shown and Sent

1914 A draft of  a note detailing the findings of no complicity in Archduke's Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie's killings is shown to the Emperor and sent to The Austrian Ambassador in Belgrade with instructions to present it to the Serbs on the 23 and the major powers the day after.   

13 July Report Deliverd

1914 Frederich Von Wisener reports to the Austro-Hungarian Government that based on an investigation conducted at Sarajevo he believes the Serb Government has nothing to do with killing the Archduke and his wife. The government then drafts an ultimatum that Serbia must accept by the 23rd or face war. Serbia appeals to Russia which says Serbia must accept the ultimatum which it does in principle.

6 July Assurance Given What Could Go Wrong?

1914 Kaiser Wilhelm II gives Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria-Hungary an assurance that Germany will support anything Austria-Hungary did in response to the shooting deaths of Archduke Ferdinand and his wife. 

29 June Mad Monk Stabbed.

1914 Stabbing of Rasputin by Jlna Guseva in Siberia where he is hospitalized for about  a month and unable to help dissuade the Tsar from mobilization.

28 June Shooting.

1914 Gavrilo Princip shoots Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie who were visiting Belgrade against warnings.

25 June Coming.!!!!

1914 Archduke Franz Ferdinand arrive in Sarajevo.

23 June Battle!!!!

1314 Opening of battle of Bannockburn.