Biggest Events of the Year 1914

The Top Ten

1 World War I begins: Austria declares war on Serbia; Germany on Russia and France; Britain on Germany

Archduke Franz Ferdinand is assassinated in Sarajevo and that starts all

2 Panama Canal is officially opened after 10 years of construction

3 Ford Motor Company announces an 8-hour working day, paid at a minimum, $5 per day

4 Battle of Aisne ends with Germans beating French during WW I

5 Winsor McCay unleashes Gertie the Dinosaur, the first animated cartoon

6 Mexico ends diplomatic relations with US

7 Russian troops invade Eastern Prussia

8 US declares neutrality in WW I

9 The last known passenger pigeon dies in the Cincinnati Zoo

10 Glenn Curtiss flies his Langley Aerodrome

The Contenders

11 Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria

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