What Happened in 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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

Russian Civil War

Russian Civil War... (1918-20), conflict in which the Red Army successfully defended the newly formed Bolshevik government against various Russian... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

'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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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)... Read more

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... Read more

"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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

'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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more