WHAT ALL HAPPENED MARCH TO AUGUST 1918
Find out what all happened March to August 1918

Japan announces that it is deploying troops to Siberia in the aftermath of World War I. (2. August 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)

First tank-to-tank combat, at Villers-Bretonneux, France, when three British Mark IVs meet three German A7Vs. (24. April 1918)

World War I: Germans repel the British's second attempt to blockade the port of Ostend, Belgium. (9. May 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)

Bessarabia joins the Kingdom of Romania. (27. 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)

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)

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

First airmail service in Canada from Montreal to Toronto. (24. June 1918)

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

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)

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 Democratic Republic of Georgia is established. (26. May 1918)

The first general strike in Canadian history takes place in Vancouver. (2. August 1918)

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

Bolsheviks killed Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and his family (Julian calendar date). (4. July 1918)

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