WHAT ALL HAPPENED SEPTEMBER TO DECEMBER 1914
Find out what all happened September to December 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: The "Christmas truce" begins. (24. December 1914)

World War I: The Serbian Army recaptures Belgrade from the invading Austro-Hungarian Army. (15. December 1914)

World War I: German battleships under Franz von Hipper bombard the English ports of Hartlepool and Scarborough. (16. December 1914)

The Federal Reserve Bank of the United States officially opens. (16. November 1914)

World War I: The Russian Empire declares war on the Ottoman Empire and the Dardanelles are subsequently closed. (2. November 1914)

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

World War I: France and the British Empire declare war on the Ottoman Empire. (5. November 1914)

World War I: The Battle of Aisne begins between Germany and France. (13. September 1914)

French composer Albéric Magnard killed after shooting at invading German soldiers. (3. September 1914)

In Major League Baseball's World Series, the Boston Braves defeat the Philadelphia Athletics, 4 games to 0, at Fenway Park in Boston, completing the first World Series sweep in history. (13. October 1914)

Zaian War: Berber tribesmen inflict the heaviest defeat of French forces in Morocco at the Battle of El Herri. (13. November 1914)

The Schoenstatt Movement is founded in Germany. (18. October 1914)

Lisandro de la Torre and others found the Democratic Progressive Party (Partido Demócrata Progresista, PDP) at the Hotel Savoy, Buenos Aires, Argentina. (14. December 1914)

Andrew Fisher becomes Prime Minister of Australia for the third time. (17. September 1914)

SMS Emden is sunk by HMAS Sydney in the Battle of Cocos. (9. November 1914)

Alpha Phi Delta Fraternity founded at Syracuse University. (5. November 1914)

World War I: The British super-dreadnought battleship HMS Audacious (23,400 tons), is sunk off Tory Island, north-west of Ireland, by a minefield laid by the armed German merchant-cruiser Berlin. (27. October 1914)

The last Passenger Pigeon, a female named Martha, dies in captivity in the Cincinnati Zoo. (1. September 1914)

St. Petersburg, Russia, changes its name to Petrograd. (1. September 1914)

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