Time Machine

Travel Through History

Pick any year and discover what was happening around the world. Enter a year or use the timeline below.

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1925 CE

No events recorded for 1925 CE

But here are some events from nearby years:

1918 CE

World War I Ends

The armistice was signed at 11 AM on the 11th day of the 11th month. The "war to end all wars" left 17 million dead.

1917 CE

Russian Revolution Begins

Women workers in Petrograd began strikes and demonstrations that would topple the Tsar and eventually lead to the Soviet Union.

1914 CE

Archduke Franz Ferdinand Assassinated

A 19-year-old Serbian nationalist shot the Austrian heir, triggering a chain of events that led to World War I and 20 million deaths.

1912 CE

Titanic Strikes Iceberg

The "unsinkable" ship hit an iceberg in the North Atlantic. Over 1,500 people died in one of history's deadliest maritime disasters.

1912 CE

Titanic Sinks

At 2:20 AM, the RMS Titanic broke apart and sank. The band famously played until the very end.