1915 - 1915 (0 years)
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| 1 | 1915 | - 1915—1915:
Junkers construct first fighter aeroplane
- 1915—1915:
First automatic telephone exchange in Britain
- 1915—1915:
SA - Afrikaans becomes the second official language, after English. South West Africa and South Africa linked by railway line.
- 19 Jan 1915—19 Jan 1915:
First Zeppelin air raid on England, over East Anglia - four killed
- Feb 1915—Feb 1915:
Submarine blockade of Britain starts
- Apr 1915—Apr 1915:
Second Battle of Ypres - poison gas used for first time
- 25 Apr 1915—25 Apr 1915:
Gallipoli campaign starts (declared ANZAC Day in 1916)
- 7 May 1915—7 May 1915:
RMS Lusitania sunk by German submarine off coast of Ireland - 1,198 died
- 16 May 1915—16 May 1915:
First meeting of a British WI (Women's Institute) took place in Llanfairpwll
(aka Llanfair PG), Anglesey
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