WHAT ALL HAPPENED JANUARY TO MARCH 1918
Find out what all happened January to March 1918

Battle of Bear Valley: The last battle of the American Indian Wars. (9. January 1918)

Finnish Civil War: The first serious battles take place between the Red Guards and the White Guard. (17. January 1918)

Ukrainian–Soviet War: An armed uprising organized by the Bolsheviks in anticipation of the encroaching Red Army begins at the Kiev Arsenal, which will be put down six days later. (29. January 1918)

Bessarabia joins the Kingdom of Romania. (27. March 1918)

First World War: On the third day of the German Spring Offensive, the 10th Battalion of the Royal West Kent Regiment is annihilated with many of the men becoming Prisoners of war (23. March 1918)

The USS Cyclops departs from Barbados and is never seen again, presumably lost with all hands in the Bermuda Triangle. (4. March 1918)

Finland's "Mosaic Confessors" law went into effect, making Finnish Jews full citizens. (12. January 1918)

Finnish Civil War: A group of Red Guards hangs a red lantern atop the tower of Helsinki Workers' Hall to symbolically mark the start of the war. (26. January 1918)

Stephen W. Thompson shoots down a German airplane. It is the first aerial victory by the U.S. military. (5. February 1918)

British women over the age of 30 get the right to vote. (6. February 1918)

The first case of Spanish flu occurs, the start of a devastating worldwide pandemic. (11. March 1918)

Ukrainian–Soviet War: The Bolshevik Red Army, on its way to besiege Kiev, is met by a small group of military students at the Battle of Kruty. (29. January 1918)

Last monarch of Mecklenburg-Strelitz commits suicide. (23. February 1918)

The last Carolina Parakeet dies in captivity at the Cincinnati Zoo. (21. February 1918)

Daylight saving time goes into effect in the United States for the first time. (31. March 1918)

Russia adopts the Gregorian Calendar. (1. February 1918)

Massacre of ethnic Azerbaijanis is committed by allied armed groups of Armenian Revolutionary Federation and Bolsheviks. Nearly 12,000 Azerbaijani Muslims are killed. (31. March 1918)

The U.S. Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time. (19. March 1918)

Estonian Declaration of Independence. (24. February 1918)

The Twin Peaks Tunnel in San Francisco, California begins service as the longest streetcar tunnel in the world at 11,920 feet (3,633 meters) long. (3. February 1918)

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