Tag: Wilson

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7th May 1915: RMS Lusitania sunk by the German U-Boat, U-20

• 7th May 2026
• Tagged as: America, Britain, First World War, Germany, Ireland, Liverpool, Navy, New York, Passenger, Ship, USA, Wilson

The British ship RMS Lusitania sank after being attacked by the German U-boat U-20 off the coast of Ireland.

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11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed

• 11th November 2025
• Tagged as: Armistice, Britain, First World War, France, Germany, Italy, Treaty, War, Wilhelm II, Wilson

On the 11^th November 1918, fighting on the First World War’s Western Front ended when representatives from the Allies and Germany signed the Armistice of Compiègne.

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25th August 1916: The U.S. National Park Service signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson

• 25th August 2024
• Tagged as: America, National Park, United States, Wilson, Woodrow Wilson

Forty-four years after the establishment of Yellowstone, the service was created when President Wilson signed the National Park Service Organic Act on 25 August, 1916.

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15th March 1916: U.S. General Pershing led the Punitive Expedition into Mexico to locate revolutionary leader Pancho Villa

• 15th March 2024
• Tagged as: America, Mexican Revolution, Mexico, Pancho Villa, Punitive Expedition, United States, USA, Wilson, Woodrow Wilson

By January 1917 he was still no closer to being caught, and Pershing’s forces were ordered to withdraw and return to the United States.

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2nd October 1919: US President Woodrow Wilson suffers a stroke while in office

• 2nd October 2022
• Tagged as: First World War, League of Nations, President, Treaty of Versailles, USA, Wilson, Woodrow Wilson

United States President Woodrow Wilson suffered a stroke that left him paralyzed on his left-hand side.

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8th January 1918: Woodrow Wilson announces the Fourteen Points

• 8th January 2022
• Tagged as: Britain, First World War, Fourteen Points, France, Germany, Paris, Treaty, USA, Versailles, Wilson

On the 8^th January 1918, United States President Woodrow Wilson made a speech to Congress in which he outlined his principles for world peace, known as the Fourteen Points.

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10th January 1920: League of Nations officially founded

• 10th January 2020
• Tagged as: League of Nations, Treaty, United Nations, Versailles, Wilson

On the 10^th January 1920, the Treaty of Versailles came into effect.