may 4, 1916 - Sussex Pledge is formed
Description:
The Sussex pledge was released by the German government to America, promising that not sink American passenger ships and only attack merchant ships if weapons were detected. The goal of this pledge was to avoid uneccesary deaths and keep the then neutral U.S happy. This was in hopes that American-German trade could continue.Added to timeline:
Date:
may 4, 1916
Now
~ 109 years ago