Friday 26 June 2015

Life AT War - Day By Day - May 1915

On the 13th May 1915, the US Secretary of State Bryan sent a note to Germany, demanding that German admits and apologises for the attacking and sinking of the Lusitania and insists that Germany should make immediate reparations. Later Bryan was to say that the note was originally only sent to "pacify excited public opinion".

On the 23rd May 1915, Italy declared war on Austria-Hungary.

On the 24th May 1915, a man called Thomas Edison invented new technology, still used today, that enabled us to record telephone conversations. 

On the 25th May 1915, the second battle of Ypres ended with over 105,000 casualties.


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