may 4, 1916 - Sussex Pledge
Description:
The Sussex Pledge was an agreement made by Germany to the U.S. to allow submarine warfare to merchant ships but not to passenger ships. This happened because, on March 24, 1916, the Germans torpedoed a U.S. passenger ship in the French cross-channel.Info: https://www.britannica.com/event/Sussex-Incident#ref100986
Pictures: http://www.american-historama.org/1913-1928-ww1-prohibition-era/sussex-pledge.htm
Political Cartoon: https://encyclopedia.1914-1918-online.net/article/sussex_pledge
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Date:
may 4, 1916
Now
~ 109 years ago