1918 Events

1918 Battle Of Château-Thierry
The Battle of Château-Thierry was fought on July 18, 1918 and was one of the first actions the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) under General John J. "Black Jack" Pershing. It was a bat...
1918
to 1921
Charlie Chaplin Marries Mildred Harris
On 23 October 1918, Chaplin, age 29, married the popular child-actress, Mildred Harris, who was 16. They had one son, Norman Spencer Chaplin, born on 7 July 1919, who died three days late...
1918
to 1920
Russian Civil War
Russian Civil War... (1918-20), conflict in which the Red Army successfully defended the newly formed Bolshevik government against various Russian and interventionist anti-Bolshevik armie...
1918 Jan Gandhi Begins Advocating on Behalf of Farmers in Kheda Subject to Oppressive Taxation During a Famine
In Gujarat, Gandhi was only the spiritual head of the struggle. His chief lieutenant, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and a close coterie of devoted Gandhians, namely Narhari Parikh, Mohanlal Pa...
1918 Jan 7 Houdini Performs Vanishing Elephant Illusion at New York's Hippodrome Theatre
When Houdini spread the "front" curtains and opened the "back" doors they were "faced" toward opposite wings. Jennie then strolled on stage, had her sugar with Houdini by the footlights a...
1918 Jan 12 Minnie Pit Disaster
In the Minnie pit at Halmerend, North Staffordshire , on January 12 th 1918 the conditions prevailing at the time were, begging disaster. A spark was all that was needed,and this was p...
1918 Mar
to 1920 Dec
'Ulysses' is Serialized in The Little Review
With almost no funds, Anderson, then 28, started The Little Review in Chicago in 1914. Heap joined her in 1916, and they moved the magazine to New York a year later. They published good p...
1918 Mar 4 Flu Pandemic of 1918
In the fall of 1918 the Great War in Europe was winding down and peace was on the horizon. The Americans had joined in the fight, bringing the Allies closer to victory against the Germans...
1918 Mar 19 Louis Armstrong marries Daisy Parker
On March 19, 1918, Louis married Daisy Parker from Gretna, Louisiana. They adopted a 3-year-old boy, Clarence Armstrong, whose mother, Louis's cousin Flora, died soon after giving birth. ...
1918 Mar 21
to 1918 Mar 30
 Battle of Picardy
On March 21st, 1918, Germany opened the great engagement which will probably prove to be the decisive battle of the war. This designation has already, but not altogether correctly, been g...
1918 Mar 21
to 1918 Apr 5
 Operation Michael
Operation Michael was a First World War German military operation that began the Spring Offensive on 21 March 1918. It was launched from the Hindenburg Line, in the vicinity of Saint-Quen...
1918 Mar 22 Action of Khan Baghdadi
The Action of Khan Baghdadi was an engagement during the Mesopotamian Campaign in World War I. The 15th Indian Division had been at Ramadi since its capture of the town in September 19...
1918 Mar 30 Toronto Arenas win Stanley Cup
The 1918 Stanley Cup Final was contested by the National Hockey League (NHL) champion Toronto and the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA) champion Vancouver Millionaires. In a series ...
1918 Apr 9
to 1918 Apr 29
 Battle Of The Lys
The Battle of the Lys (also known as the Lys Offensive, the Fourth Battle of Ypres, the Third Battle of Flanders (French: 3ème Bataille des Flanders) and as the Batalha de La Lys in Portu...
1918 Apr 14 "A Dog's Life" (film) is Released
A Dog's Life (1918) is a silent film written, produced and directed by Charlie Chaplin. This was Chaplin's first film for First National Films. Chaplin plays opposite an animal as "co-...
1918 Apr 21 The Red Baron, Manfred von Richthofen, is Shot Down and Killed
Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen, also widely known as the Red Baron, was a German fighter pilot with the Imperial German Army Air Service (Luftstreitkräfte) during World War I. H...
1918 Apr 23 Guatemala Declares War on Germany
Like Tinoco, Guatemalan President Estrada Cabrera had his own reasons for declaring war on Germany. Over the previous twenty years Germany had gained control of the rich coffee lands and ...
1918 May Ernest Hemingway Joins The Red Cross
Hemingway first went to Paris upon reaching Europe, then traveled to Milan in early June after receiving his orders. The day he arrived, a munitions factory exploded and he had to carry m...
1918 May 8 Nicaragua Declares War on Germany and Austria-Hungary
The Dominican Republic, then still known as Santo Domingo, had been occupied by U.S. Marines since late 1916 and thus its government was obliged to sever diplomatic relations with Germany...
1918 May 23 Costa Rica declares War on Germany
Of course, these levels of 'involvement' differed hugely. Some countries mobilized millions of troops and fought hard for over four years, some were used as reservoirs of goods and manpow...
1918 May 25 'Exiles' is Published
Critics of Joyce have usually paid less attention to this play than to his other work. In the literary career of Joyce, it is both important and highly revealing. It casts light on Joyce'...
1918 May 27
to 1918 Jun 6
 Third Battle Of The Aisne
The Third Battle of the Aisne (French: 3e Bataille de L'Aisne) was a battle of the German Spring Offensive during World War I that focused on capturing the Chemin des Dames Ridge before t...
1918 May 28 Battle Of Cantigny
The Battle of Cantigny, fought on 28 May 1918, the second day of the great German offensive, was the first American offensive of World War I. The 28th Infantry Regiment of the U.S. 1st...
1918 Jun 1
to 1918 Jun 26
 Battle Of Belleau Wood
The Battle of Belleau Wood (1 June 1918 – 26 June 1918) occurred during the German 1918 Spring Offensive in World War I, near the Marne River in France. The battle was fought between the ...
1918 Jun 15
to 1918 Jun 23
 Battle Of Piave River
The Battle of the Piave River, known in Italy as Battaglia del Solstizio (Battle of the Solstice), Battaglia di Mezzo Giugno (Battle of Middle June), or Seconda Battaglia del Piave (Secon...
1918 Jun 22 Hammond Circus Train Wreck
At 3.56am on 22 June 1918, the Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus train had been moved onto a siding while it awaited clearance to proceed onto the line to Hammond where the circus was due to perfo...
1918 Jul 1 Chilwell Shell Filling Factory Explosion
It's the forgotten tragedy in which 134 Nottingham workers were killed, and dozens more injured. It was also Britain's worst ever disaster involving an explosion. Although it happened ...
1918 Jul 4 Battle of Hamel
The Battle of Hamel (4 July 1918) was a successful attack launched by the Australian Corps of the Australian Imperial Force and several American units against German positions in and arou...
1918 Jul 9 Great Train Wreck of 1918
Because somebody blundered, at least 121 persons were killed and fifty-seven injured shortly after 7 o'clock on Tuesday morning, when Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway passenger ...
1918 Jul 12 Haiti Declares War on Germany
A month after the United States declared war Haitian President Sudre Dartiguenave asked the Haitian Congress for a declaration of war because of the destruction by a German submarine of a...
1918 Jul 14 Battle Of Abu Tellul
The Battle of Abu Tellul (14 July 1918) occurred during World War I between British and Ottoman forces fighting for the village of Abu Tellul near the Auja river in Palestine. Three Ottom...
1918 Jul 14 Ingmar Bergman is Born
Ernst Ingmar Bergman (14 July 1918 – 30 July 2007) was a Swedish director, writer and producer for film, stage and television. His influential body of work often dealt with themes such as...
1918 Jul 15
to 1918 Aug 6
 Second Battle Of The Marne
The Second Battle of the Marne (French: 2e Bataille de la Marne), or Battle of Reims (15 July to 6 August 1918) was the last major German Spring Offensive on the Western Front during Worl...
1918 Jul 18
to 1918 Jul 22
 Battle Of Soissons
The Battle of Soissons (also known as the Battle of Soissonnais and of the Ourcq (French: Bataille du Soissonnais et de L'Ourcq)) was a World War I battle, waged during 18 July to 22 July...
1918 Jul 18 Nelson Mandela is Born
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (Xhosa pronunciation: [xoˈliɬaɬa manˈdeːla]; born 18 July 1918 in Transkei, South Africa) is a former President of South Africa, the first to be elected in a ful...
1918 Jul 19 Honduras Declares War on Germany
Honduran President Francisco Bertrand followed the United States' lead and broke relations at the same time Nicaragua did. In July 1918 it became the last nation in the world to declare w...
1918 Aug 8
to 1918 Aug 11
 Battle Of Amiens
The Battle of Amiens (also known as the Third Battle of Picardy (French: 3ème Bataille de Picardie)), which began on 8 August 1918, was the opening phase of the Allied offensive later kno...
1918 Aug 11 "Triple Trouble" (film) is Released
Triple Trouble is a silent film that was released in 1918. It starred Charlie Chaplin, Edna Purviance and Leo White. This film was not an official Chaplin film, even though it has many Ch...
1918 Aug 30 Fanny Kaplan Attempts to Assassinate Vladimir Lenin
According to official accounts, on August 30, 1918, Lenin was speaking at a Moscow factory called "Hammer and Sickle". As Lenin left the building and before he entered his car, Fanny Kapl...
1918 Aug 31
to 1918 Sep 3
 Battle Of Mont St. Quentin
The Battle of Mont St. Quentin was a battle on the Western Front during World War I. As part of the Allied counteroffensives on the Western Front in the late summer of 1918, the Australia...
1918 Sep 5
to 1918 Sep 11
 1918 World Series
The 1918 World Series featured the Boston Red Sox, who defeated the Chicago Cubs four games to two. The Series victory for the Red Sox was their fifth in five tries, going back to 1903. ...
1918 Sep 12 Battle Of Havrincourt
The Battle of Havrincourt was a World War I battle fought on September 12, 1918, involving the British Third Army (under the command of General Sir Julian Byng) against German troops, inc...
1918 Sep 12
to 1918 Sep 19
 Battle Of Saint-Mihiel
The Battle of Saint-Mihiel was a World War I battle fought between September 12 - 15, 1918, involving the American Expeditionary Force and 48,000 French troops under the command of U.S. g...
1918 Sep 12 The American Expeditionary Forces Launches Their First Major Offensive In Europe As An Independent Army
On September 12, 1918, the American Expeditionary Forces under commander in chief General John J. Pershing launched their first major offensive in Europe as an independent army. General P...
1918 Sep 18 Battle Of Epehy
The Battle of Épehy was a World War I battle fought on 18 September 1918, involving the British Fourth Army (under the command of General Henry Rawlinson) against German outpost positions...
1918 Sep 19
to 1918 Oct 1
 Battle Of Megiddo
The Battle of Megiddo (Turkish: Megiddo Muharebesi, less commonly known as the Battle of Armageddon and sometimes called the Rout of Nablus (Nablus Hezi) or the Battle of the Nablus Plain...
1918 Sep 26
to 1918 Nov 11
 Meuse-Argonne Offensive
The Meuse-Argonne Offensive, also called the Battle of the Argonne Forest, was a part of the final Allied offensive of World War I that stretched along the entire western front.
1918 Sep 27
to 1918 Oct 1
 Battle Of Canal Du Nord
The Battle of Canal du Nord was part of a general Allied offensive against German positions on the Western Front during the Hundred Days Offensive of World War I. The battle took place in...
1918 Sep 29
to 1918 Oct 10
 Battle Of St. Quentin Canal
The Battle of St Quentin Canal began on 29 September 1918 and involved Canadian, British, Australian and American forces spearheaded the attack against the German Siegfried Stellung of th...
1918 Sep 29 "The Bond" (film) is Released
The Bond is a propaganda film created by Charlie Chaplin at his own expense for the Liberty Load Committee for theatrical release to help sell U.S. Liberty Bonds during World War I. Ma...