WHAT ALL HAPPENED FEBRUARY TO AUGUST 1914
Find out what all happened February to August 1914

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

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

World War I: in Belgium, British and German troops clash for the first time in the war. (22. August 1914)

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

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

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

World War I: First Battle of the Atlantic – two days after the United Kingdom had declared war on Germany over the German invasion of Belgium, ten German U-boats leave their base in Heligoland to attack Royal Navy warships in the North Sea. (6. August 1914)

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

World War I: Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia after Serbia rejects the conditions of an ultimatum sent by Austria on July 23 following the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. (28. July 1914)

World War I: A male servant of American architect Frank Lloyd Wright sets fire to the living quarters of the latter's Wisconsin home, Taliesin, murders seven people and burns the living quarters to the ground. (15. August 1914)

World War I: Battle of Mons; the British Army begins withdrawal. (23. August 1914)

The U.S. Congress forms the Aviation Section, U.S. Signal Corps, giving official status to aircraft within the U.S. Army for the first time. (18. July 1914)

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

World War I: The beginning of the Battle of Cer. (15. August 1914)

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

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