WHAT ALL HAPPENED MARCH TO APRIL 1918
Find out what all happened March to April 1918

The Royal Air Force is created by the merger of the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service. (1. April 1918)

World War I: German fighter ace Manfred von Richthofen, better known as "The Red Baron", is shot down and killed over Vaux-sur-Somme in France. (21. April 1918)

World War I: The Battle of the Lys – the Portuguese Expeditionary Corps is crushed by the German forces during what is called the Spring Offensive on the Belgian region of Flanders. (9. April 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)

Outburst of bloody March Events in Baku and other locations of Baku Governorate. (30. 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)

World War I: The British Royal Navy makes a raid in an attempt to neutralise the Belgian port of Bruges-Zeebrugge. (23. April 1918)

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

Germany, Austria and Russia sign the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk ending Russia's involvement in World War I, and leading to the independence of Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland. (3. March 1918)

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

Moscow becomes the capital of Russia again after Saint Petersburg held this status for 215 years. (12. March 1918)

The Belarusian People's Republic is established. (25. March 1918)

The National Council of Bessarabia proclaims union with the Kingdom of Romania. (9. April 1918)

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

Manfred von Richthofen, aka The Red Baron, shoots down his 79th and 80th victims, his final victories before his death the following day. (20. April 1918)

First tank-to-tank combat, at Villers-Bretonneux, France, when three British Mark IVs meet three German A7Vs. (24. April 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)

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

World War I: Actors Douglas Fairbanks and Charlie Chaplin sell war bonds on the streets of New York City's financial district. (8. April 1918)

World War I: The first phase of the German Spring Offensive, Operation Michael, begins. (21. March 1918)