1914: Day by Day
Historian Margaret MacMillan chronicles the road to World War One in 1914, drawing on newly researched archives throughout Europe.
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27th June - The Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the throne of Austria Hungary, is visiting Bosnia for military manoeuvres.
28th June - The Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip assassinates Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo.
29th June - The government of Austria?Hungary debates how to react to the assassination in Sarajevo.
30th June - The Royal Navy makes a friendly visit to Germany.
1st July - The Hungarian Prime Minister Istvan Tisza blocks immediate retaliation on Serbia.
2nd July - Gavrilo Princip confesses to the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
3rd July - The funeral of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Vienna.
4th July - Tensions increase in Ulster over the British Government's plans to introduce Irish home rule.
5th July - The Kaiser gives the 'blank cheque' to Austria-Hungary.
6th July - The Bishop of London opposes the forced feeding of suffragettes in prison.
7th July - The University of London introduces a new course for immigrants on 'how to be English'.
8th July - Suffragettes protest about their treatment in prison.
9th July - The British press is concerned about the effect of film cameras on daily life.
10th July - Suffragettes' protests disrupt the King's visit to Scotland.
11th July - Crowds gather for the first London to Paris Air Race.
12th July - The Russian monk Rasputin is attacked.
13th July - The investigation into the assassination of Franz Ferdinand reports back to Vienna.
14th July - The French parliament hears revelations that the military is short of arms.
15th July - Jean Jaures calls for an international general strike in the event of war.
16th July - A meeting of Suffragettes is attacked by a mob.
17th July - Lloyd George warns of civil unrest among the trade unions and in Ireland.
18th July - Mohandas Gandhi leaves South Africa.
19th July - The Royal Navy fleet gathers for a review by the King.
20th July - The French President arrives on a state visit to Russia.
21st July - The King warns of civil war in Britain over Irish Home Rule.
22nd July - The Russian royal family give a lavish welcome to the French President.
23rd July - Austria-Hungary delivers the ultimatum to Serbia.
24th July - Britain and Russia react to Austria-Hungary's ultimatum.
25th July - Margaret Macmillan tells the story of the events leading up to the First World War.
26th July - The British foreign secretary proposes mediation to settle the Balkan crisis.
27th July - Reactions to British soldiers shooting unarmed protesters in Dublin.
28th July - Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia.
29th July - The Kaiser sends a telegram to the Tsar to try to prevent war.
30th July - The tsar orders a full mobilisation of the Russian army.
31st July - Panic in the financial markets as the Bank of England is forced to close.
1st August - The German government receives word that Britain will remain neutral.
2nd August - The British cabinet is split over whether to join the war.
3rd August - The British foreign secretary speaks in favour of war at the House of Commons.
4th August - Britain declares war on Germany.
5th August - Advertisements in British newspapers urge the public to enlist in the army.
6th August - German Zeppelins bomb the Belgian city of Liege, the first air attack on a European city.
7th August - British Trade Unions announce they will not oppose the war.
8th August - The French army declares a victory in their lost province of Alsace.
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This is a marvelous series!
There is a companion series, running daily, called "Home Front." It's a daily series of short dramasabout l;ife in Britain in the early days of The War. The first series is underway, written by Katie Hims. I'm grabbing both the daily epsidoes amnd the weekly omnibus. I'll post them as soon as there's sufficient episodes.
As an aside, I'm surprised that there's not a similar workup for WW II. It's the 75th anniversary of the start of that war, too.
And the fiftieth anniversary of American involvement in Vietnam ...
Sagt mir wo die Blumen sind ...
Long time passing ...