WHAT ALL HAPPENED MARCH TO DECEMBER 1914
Find out what all happened March to December 1914

The United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is established by the Federal Trade Commission Act. (26. September 1914)

German submarine SM U-9 torpedoes and sinks the British cruisers, HMS Aboukir, HMS Hogue and HMS Cressy on the Broad Fourteens off the Dutch coast with the loss of over 1,400 men. (22. September 1914)

World War I: First Battle of the Marne begins. Northeast of Paris, the French attack and defeat German forces who are advancing on the capital. (5. September 1914)

World War I: Battle of Cer begins. (16. August 1914)

World War I: Germany declares war against France. (3. August 1914)

World War I: Japan declares war on Germany and bombs Qingdao, China. (23. August 1914)

World War I: the United Kingdom declares war on Austria-Hungary; the countries of the British Empire follow suit. (12. August 1914)

World War I: German troops capture Namur. (24. August 1914)

The Protocol of Corfu is signed recognising full autonomy to Northern Epirus under nominal Albanian sovereignty. (17. May 1914)

Felix Manalo registers the Iglesia ni Cristo with the Philippine government. (27. July 1914)

In Cleveland, Ohio, the first electric traffic light is installed. (5. August 1914)

The first issue of The New Republic magazine is published. (7. November 1914)

The funeral of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie takes place in Vienna, six days after their assassinations in Sarajevo. (4. July 1914)

World War I: Battle of Stallupönen – The German army of General Hermann von François defeats the Russian force commanded by Paul von Rennenkampf near modern-day Nesterov, Russia. (17. August 1914)

World War I: The "Christmas truce" begins. (24. December 1914)

The German Empire declares war on the Russian Empire at the opening of World War I. The Swiss Army mobilizes because of World War I. (1. August 1914)

World War I: Serbia declares war on Germany; Austria declares war on Russia. (6. August 1914)

The German colony of Kiaochow Bay and its centre at Tsingtao are captured by Japanese forces. (7. November 1914)

The Republic of China joins the Universal Postal Union. (1. March 1914)

19 men, women, and children die in the Ludlow Massacre during a Colorado coal-miner's strike. (20. April 1914)