WHAT ALL HAPPENED JANUARY TO MAY 1914
Find out what all happened January to May 1914

HMHS Britannic, sister to the RMS Titanic, is launched at Harland & Wolff shipyard in Belfast. (26. February 1914)

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

The Bondetåget, a peasant uprising in support of the monarchy, takes place in Sweden (6. February 1914)

Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc., the first historically black intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity to be officially recognized at Howard University, is founded. (9. January 1914)

First flights (for the Royal Thai Air Force) at Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok. (8. March 1914)

The Ocean liner RMS Empress of Ireland sinks in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence with the loss of 1,024 lives. (29. May 1914)

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

Charlie Chaplin's first film appearance, Making a Living premiered. (2. February 1914)

The United Kingdom's House of Commons passes the Home Rule Act for devolution in Ireland. (25. May 1914)

Copyright: In New York City the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers is established to protect the copyrighted musical compositions of its members. (13. February 1914)

Mexican Revolution: One of the world's first naval/air skirmishes takes place off the coast of western Mexico. (9. April 1914)

The first ever National Challenge Cup final is played. Brooklyn Field Club defeats Brooklyn Celtic 2-1. (16. May 1914)

Aris is founded in Thessaloniki. (25. March 1914)

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

In Washington, D.C., the first stone of the Lincoln Memorial is put into place. (12. February 1914)

The Ford Motor Company announces an eight-hour workday and that it would pay a "living wage" of at least $5 for a day's labor. (5. January 1914)

The new, and then the largest, Cunard ocean liner RMS Aquitania, 45,647 tons, sets sails on her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England, to New York, New York. (30. May 1914)

Prince William of Wied arrives in Albania to begin his reign. (7. March 1914)

Honduras becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty. (27. April 1914)

Ypiranga incident: A German arms shipment to Mexico is intercepted by the U.S. Navy near Veracruz, Veracruz. (21. April 1914)