Nov 16th - Russian La Satannaya ammunitions factory explodes, killing 1,000 Nov 18th - Gen Douglas Haig finally calls off 1st Battle of the Somme in Europe US President Woodrow WilsonUS President Woodrow Wilson Nov 19th - Samuel Goldwyn and Edgar Selwyn establish Goldwyn Pictures (the company later became one of the most successful independent filmmakers). Nov 21st - HMHS Britannic sinks in the Aegean Sea after a mine explodes, killing 30 people. Nov 26th - Greece declares war on Germany Nov 28th - 1st (German) air attack on London Nov 29th - US declares martial law in Dominican Republic Nov 30th - Costa Rica becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty. Dec 2nd - Baseballers who are injured now get full pay for duration of contract Dec 6th - German army under Gen Mackensen occupies Bucharest Dec 6th - World War I: The Central Powers capture Bucharest. Dec 7th - British government of David Lloyd George forms Dec 7th - David Lloyd George replaces resigning H H Asquith as British PM Dec 11th - David Lloyd George forms British war government Dec 13th - Avalanche kills 10,000 Austrian & Italian troops in 24 hrs in Tyrol
Posted on: Mon, 18 Nov 2013 12:58:24 +0000
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