The Panama Canal opens to traffic with the transit of the cargo ship SS Ancon. The Panama Canal is a significant artificial waterway in Panama…
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15 August 1914
The Panama Canal opens to traffic with the transit of the cargo ship SS Ancon. The Panama Canal is an artificial waterway located in Central…
29 May 1914
The Ocean liner RMS Empress of Ireland sinks in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence with the loss of 1,012 lives
5 August 1914
In Cleveland, Ohio, the first electric traffic light is installed on 5 August, 1914. Cleveland, Ohio, became the site of a major transportation milestone: the…
4 August 1914
In response to the German invasion of Belgium, Belgium and the British Empire declare war on Germany. The United States declares its neutrality.
25 December 1914
A series of unofficial truces occur across the Western Front to celebrate Christmas. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_truce’]
23 November 1914
Mexican Revolution: The last of U.S. forces withdraw from Veracruz, occupied seven months earlier in response to the Tampico Affair. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_Revolution’]