January 1 – The
St. Petersburg-Tampa Airboat Line starts services between
St. Petersburg and
Tampa,
Florida, becoming the world's first
airline to provide scheduled regular commercial passenger services with heavier-than-air aircraft, with
Anthony Jannus (the first federally licensed pilot) conveying passengers in a
Benoist XIVflying boat. Abram C. Pheil, mayor of St. Petersburg, is the first airline passenger, and over 3,000 people witness the first departure.[citation needed]
April 21 –
United States occupation of Veracruz: 2,300
U.S. Navy sailors and Marines from the South Atlantic fleet land in the port city of
Veracruz,
Mexico, which they will occupy for over 6 months. The
Ypiranga incident occurs when they attempt to enforce an arms embargo against Mexico by preventing the German cargo steamer
SS Ypiranga from unloading arms for the Mexican government in the port. On April 22 Mexico for the time being ends diplomatic relations with the U.S.
April 23 – The baseball stadium Weeghman Park, later known as
Wrigley Field, opens in
Chicago.
July 18 – The
Signal Corps of the
United States Army is formed, giving definite status to its air service for the first time.
August 1 –
New York Stock Exchange closed due to war in Europe, where nearly all stock exchanges are already closed.
August 4 – German troops invade neutral
Belgium at 8:02 AM (local time).
Britain declares war on Germany for this violation of Belgian neutrality. This move effectively means a declaration of war by the whole
British Commonwealth and
Empire against Germany. The United States declares neutrality.
A dismissed servant kills seven people at architect
Frank Lloyd Wright's studio and home,
Taliesin in Wisconsin (including Wright's mistress,
Mamah Borthwick), and sets it on fire.
January 1 – The
St. Petersburg-Tampa Airboat Line starts services between
St. Petersburg and
Tampa,
Florida, becoming the world's first
airline to provide scheduled regular commercial passenger services with heavier-than-air aircraft, with
Anthony Jannus (the first federally licensed pilot) conveying passengers in a
Benoist XIVflying boat. Abram C. Pheil, mayor of St. Petersburg, is the first airline passenger, and over 3,000 people witness the first departure.[citation needed]
April 21 –
United States occupation of Veracruz: 2,300
U.S. Navy sailors and Marines from the South Atlantic fleet land in the port city of
Veracruz,
Mexico, which they will occupy for over 6 months. The
Ypiranga incident occurs when they attempt to enforce an arms embargo against Mexico by preventing the German cargo steamer
SS Ypiranga from unloading arms for the Mexican government in the port. On April 22 Mexico for the time being ends diplomatic relations with the U.S.
April 23 – The baseball stadium Weeghman Park, later known as
Wrigley Field, opens in
Chicago.
July 18 – The
Signal Corps of the
United States Army is formed, giving definite status to its air service for the first time.
August 1 –
New York Stock Exchange closed due to war in Europe, where nearly all stock exchanges are already closed.
August 4 – German troops invade neutral
Belgium at 8:02 AM (local time).
Britain declares war on Germany for this violation of Belgian neutrality. This move effectively means a declaration of war by the whole
British Commonwealth and
Empire against Germany. The United States declares neutrality.
A dismissed servant kills seven people at architect
Frank Lloyd Wright's studio and home,
Taliesin in Wisconsin (including Wright's mistress,
Mamah Borthwick), and sets it on fire.