This Date in World War I

Chigago Tribune, August 5, 1914

Since last we checked on events of 100 years ago: August 1: Germany declared war on Russia

August 3: Germany declared war on France and invaded Belgium in order to get around France's Maginot Line.

August 4: Since Britain had a treaty with Belgium, Britain was obliged to declare war on Germany

100 Years Ago Today

To give you a sense of the pace of things as the world stumbled resolutely into World War I, you may recall that June 28 was the 100th anniversary of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary. Here's the front page of the Chicago Tribune on Monday, July 27, 1914. (Click image to reembiggenificate.)