WHAT ALL HAPPENED FEBRUARY TO JULY 1918
Find out what all happened February to July 1918

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

Estonian Declaration of Independence. (24. February 1918)

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

The RMS Carpathia, the ship that rescued the 705 survivors from the RMS Titanic, is sunk off Ireland by the German SM U-55; 5 lives are lost. (17. July 1918)

The Sedition Act of 1918 is passed by the U.S. Congress, making criticism of the government during wartime an imprisonable offense. It will be repealed less than two years later. (16. May 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)

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

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

The Mountainous Republic of the Northern Caucasus is officially established. (11. May 1918)

World War I: the Second Battle of the Marne begins near the River Marne with a German attack. (15. July 1918)

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

World War I, Western Front: Battle for Belleau Wood – Allied Forces under John J. Pershing and James Harbord defeat Imperial German Forces under Wilhelm, German Crown Prince. (26. June 1918)

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

The Austro-Hungarian battleship SMS Szent István sinks off the Croatian coast after being torpedoed by an Italian MAS motorboat; the event is recorded by camera from a nearby vessel. (10. June 1918)

Armenia defeats the Ottoman Army in the Battle of Sardarabad. (29. May 1918)

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

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

World War I, Western Front: Battle for Belleau Wood – Allied Forces under John J. Pershing and James Harbord engage Imperial German Forces under Wilhelm, German Crown Prince. (1. June 1918)

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