News – Page 91 – First World War Centenary News Archive

July 28, 2014 CN Editorial Team

100 Years Ago Today: Austro-Hungarian Empire declared war on Serbia

The Austro-Hungarian Empire declared war on Serbia at 11am on Tuesday 28th July 1914.

July 28, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Centenary Requiem for Australia’s First World War dead to have Sydney premiere

The premiere of the first Australian musical composition commemorating those who fell in the Great War will be performed by Sydney University Graduate Choir on August 10th 2014.

July 28, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Pope Francis makes Centenary plea for peace

Pope Francis has marked the Centenary of the First World War with an appeal for peace in current conflicts.

July 29, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Charity ‘shines a light’ for soldiers buried at cemetery on England’s Channel coast

Lanterns will be lit on the graves of 550 soldiers at Shorncliffe Military Cemetery on the Kent coast on August 4th 2014, the Centenary of Britain’s entry into the First World War.

July 29, 2014 CN Editorial Team

‘Great War/Great Read’ – exploring classic writing of the First World War in Kansas City

An American initiative encouraging people to explore the classic literature of the First World War is being launched in Kansas City by the National World War 1 Museum and Kansas City Public Library.