German Zeppelins bomb the Belgian city of Liege, the first air attack on a European city. Read more
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6th August
German Zeppelins bomb the Belgian city of Liege, the first air attack on a European city.
7th August
British Trade Unions announce they will not oppose the war.
8th August
The French army declares a victory in their lost province of Alsace.
1914: Day by Day - Omnibus
Episode 1
The world reacts to the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo.
Episode 2
The British are preoccupied by Suffragette protests and tensions over Irish Home Rule.
Episode 3
Margaret Macmillan looks through accounts of the events leading up to the First World War.
Episode 4
Margaret Macmillan tells the story of the events leading up to the First World War.
Episode 5
Austria-Hungary's declaration of war on Serbia threatens to drag all of Europe into a war.
Episode 6
