19 October 1914

The First Battle of Ypres begins. On October 19, 1914, near the Belgian city of Ypres, Allied and German forces begin the first of what…

1 September 1914

The last known passenger pigeon, Martha, dies in the Cincinnati Zoo. Martha  1885 – September 1, 1914 was the last known living passenger pigeon; she was named…

29 July 1914

The Cape Cod Canal opened. Cape Cod, from its “fist” at Provincetown to its “elbow” off Chatham, presents almost 50 miles of coastline directly exposed…

18 October 1914

The Schoenstatt Movement is founded in Germany. The Apostolic Movement of Schoenstatt is a Roman Catholic Marian Movement founded in Germany in 1914 by Father…

15 August 1914

The cargo ship, Ancon, becomes the first to go through the newly opened Panama Canal.