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  • Jamaica
    Jul, 1914
    Marcus Garvey

    Garvey arrived back in Jamaica

    Jamaica
    Jul, 1914

    Garvey arrived back in Jamaica in July 1914. There, he saw his article for Tourist republished in The Gleaner. He began earning money selling greeting and condolence cards which he had imported from Britain, before later switching to selling tombstones.




  • Ustyluh, Volyn Oblast, Ukraine
    Jul, 1914
    Igor Stravinsky

    Stravinsky made a quick trip to Ustilug To Retrieve Personal Effects

    Ustyluh, Volyn Oblast, Ukraine
    Jul, 1914

    In July 1914, with war looming, Stravinsky made a quick trip to Ustilug to retrieve personal effects including his reference works on Russian folk music. He returned to Switzerland just before national borders closed following the outbreak of World War I. The war and subsequent Russian Revolution made it impossible for Stravinsky to return to his homeland, and he did not set foot upon Russian soil again until October 1962.




  • Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico
    Jul, 1914
    Mexican Revolution

    Huerta Stepped Down and Fled To Puerto México

    Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico
    Jul, 1914

    Huerta's position continued to deteriorate. In mid-July 1914, after his army suffered several defeats, he stepped down and fled to Puerto México. Seeking to get himself and his family out of Mexico, he turned to the German government, which had generally supported his presidency. The Germans were not eager to allow him to be transported into exile on one of their ships, but relented. Huerta carried "roughly half a million marks in gold with him" as well as paper currency and checks.




  • Jamaica
    Wednesday Jul 15, 1914
    Marcus Garvey

    One Aim. One God. One Destiny

    Jamaica
    Wednesday Jul 15, 1914

    Also in July 1914, Garvey launched the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League, commonly abbreviated as UNIA. Adopting the motto of "One Aim. One God. One Destiny", it declared its commitment to "establish a brotherhood among the black race, to promote a spirit of race pride, to reclaim the fallen and to assist in civilizing the backward tribes of Africa".




  • France
    Monday Jul 20, 1914
    World War 1

    German Failure

    France
    Monday Jul 20, 1914

    By 20 July, the Germans had retreated across the Marne to their starting lines, having achieved little, and the German Army never regained the initiative.




  • Austria-Hungary
    Thursday Jul 23, 1914
    World War 1

    Delivering the Ultimatum

    Austria-Hungary
    Thursday Jul 23, 1914

    On 23 July, Austria-Hungary delivered to Serbia the July Ultimatum, a series of ten demands that were made intentionally unacceptable, in an effort to provoke a war with Serbia.




  • Serbia
    Jul, 1914
    World War 1

    Serbia Responds

    Serbia
    Jul, 1914

    Serbia decreed general mobilization on the 25th. Serbia accepted all of the terms of the ultimatum except for article six, which demanded that Austrian delegates be allowed in Serbia for the purpose of participation in the investigation into the assassination. Following this, Austria broke off diplomatic relations with Serbia and, the next day, ordered a partial mobilization.


  • Germany
    Tuesday Jul 28, 1914
    Adolf Hitler

    World War I

    Germany
    Tuesday Jul 28, 1914

    World War I Begun.


  • Serbia
    Tuesday Jul 28, 1914
    Treaty of Versailles

    Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia

    Serbia
    Tuesday Jul 28, 1914

    War broke out unexpectedly following the July Crisis in 1914. Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, followed quickly by the entry of most European powers into the First World War.


  • Austria-Hungary
    Tuesday Jul 28, 1914
    World War 1

    Deceleration of the War

    Austria-Hungary
    Tuesday Jul 28, 1914

    Finally, on 28 July 1914, a month after the assassination, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia.


  • Europe
    Tuesday Jul 28, 1914
    11:56:00 AM
    Edward VIII

    WWI

    Europe
    Tuesday Jul 28, 1914
    11:56:00 AM

    When the First World War broke out in 1914, Edward had reached the minimum age for active service and was keen to participate.


  • Russia
    Wednesday Jul 29, 1914
    World War 1

    Russian Support

    Russia
    Wednesday Jul 29, 1914

    On 29 July, Russia, in support of Serbia, declared partial mobilization against Austria-Hungary.


  • Germany
    Friday Jul 31, 1914
    World War 1

    Germany Responds."state of danger of war"

    Germany
    Friday Jul 31, 1914

    Russia, in support of Serbia, declared partial mobilization against Austria-Hungary. German Chancellor Bethmann-Hollweg waited until the 31st for an appropriate response, when Germany declared Erklärung des Kriegszustandes or State of Danger of War.


  • New York City, New York, U.S.
    Friday Jul 31, 1914
    New York Stock Exchange

    Exchange was closed in WWI

    New York City, New York, U.S.
    Friday Jul 31, 1914

    The exchange was closed shortly after the beginning of World War I (July 31, 1914), but it partially re-opened on November 28 of that year in order to help the war effort by trading bonds and completely reopened for stock trading in mid-December.


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