The Russians counterattacked at Masurian Lakes, ending the battle.
Brigadier-General Sir John Edmond Gough died from a wound sustained when he was shot from over 1,000 yards away by an unknown German rifleman. He was 43 years old.
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Sunday, February 22, 2015
Wednesday, February 18, 2015
Thursday, February 18, 1915. Last stand.
German troops surrounded the Russians in the Augustów Primeval Forest in western Poland. Their last stand allowed the retreating Russian 10th Army to reform their defenses.
German exclusion zones went into effect.
Frank James died at age 72 at the Missouri family farm.
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Wednesday, February 17, 1915. Putting a mutiny down.
Sunday, February 8, 2015
Monday, February 8, 1915. Premier of a racist epic.
The racist epic The Birth of a Nation opened, premiering in Los Angeles. Set in the American South at the close of the Civil War and the beginning of Reconstruction, it depicts Southerners as the victims of animalistic African American sexuality, amongst other horrible things.
It was hugely successful and was the highest grossing film ever for the period of 25 years following its introduction, something which is remarkable considering that movies with sound came in during that period. Coming in the early years of the 20th Century "Lost Cause" boom, it would help popularize the Ku Klux Klan and lead to its modern revival.
The film is an interesting, and horrifying, of the ability of movies to shape public opinion.
The Germans launched at attack against the Russians in winter conditions at Masurian Lakes.
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Thursday, February 6, 1915. On Being Asked For a War Poem.
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