WHAT ALL HAPPENED JULY TO AUGUST 1914
Find out what all happened July to August 1914

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

World War I: Battle of Stallupönen – The German army of General Hermann von François defeats the Russian force commanded by Paul von Rennenkampf near modern-day Nesterov, Russia. (17. August 1914)

World War I: The First Russian Army, led by Paul von Rennenkampf, enters East Prussia. (15. August 1914)

Serbia and Bulgaria interrupt diplomatic relationship. (26. July 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)

USS Nevada (BB-36) is launched. (11. July 1914)

The Crown council of Romania decides for the country to remain neutral in World War I. (21. July 1914)

World War I: the German colony of Togoland is invaded by French and British forces, who take it after 5 days. (26. August 1914)

World War I: The library of the Catholic University of Leuven is deliberately destroyed by the German Army. Hundreds of thousands of irreplaceable volumes and Gothic and Renaissance manuscripts are lost. (25. August 1914)

In Brazil, Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras is founded. (26. 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: Serbia declares war on Germany; Austria declares war on Russia. (6. August 1914)

Austria-Hungary issues a series of demands in an ultimatum to the Kingdom of Serbia demanding Serbia to allow the Austrians to determine who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Serbia will accept all but one of those demands and Austria will declare war on July 28. (23. July 1914)

World War I: Germany invades Belgium. In response, Belgium and the United Kingdom declare war on Germany. The United States declares its neutrality. (4. August 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)

Babe Ruth makes his debut in Major League Baseball. (11. July 1914)

World War I: Germany declares war against France. (3. August 1914)

World War I: Japan declares war on Germany and bombs Qingdao, China. (23. August 1914)

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

In Cleveland, Ohio, the first electric traffic light is installed. (5. August 1914)