Showing posts with label First Battle of the Isonzo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label First Battle of the Isonzo. Show all posts

Monday, July 7, 2025

Wednesday, July 7, 1915. Last meeting of the Mexican Convention.

With the country already in a state of civil war, Mexico's governmental Convention convened its last meeting.

The RM Amalfi was sunk by the German submarine UB-15.

The Italians failed to break through Austro Hungarian lines in the Alps.

A bomb planted by Eric Muenter, who had already killed himself, exploded on the munitions ship SS Minnehaha.  Damage was minor.

Swedish diplomat Cossva Anckarsvärd, stationed in Constantinople, reported to his government that "persecutions of the Armenians have reached hair-raising proportions".  He predicted Armenian extermination.

Tornadic weather hit Kentucky hard.  A major windstorm caused significant damage in Cincinnati.

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Tuesday, July 6, 1915. Hiding ship.

Tuesday, June 23, 2015

Wednesday June 23, 1915. Fighting south of Mexico City, and in the Alps.

Troops under Zapatista General Rafael Eguía Lis halted those under Pablo Gonzáles Garza at the Gran Canal.

Italy launched its first major campaign of World War One, attacking the Austro Hungarians above the Isonzo River in the Alps.

Two magnitude 6.3 earthquakes struck within an hour of each other in the Imperial Valley, California.

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Tuesday, June 22, 1915. Zapatista advances.