Events – Page 15 – First World War Centenary News Archive

July 25, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Reuters revisits Sarajevo: “World War One. What were they thinking?”

A report from a Reuters Newsmaker Event in New York, planned and moderated by Sir Harold Evans, and attended by former U.S Secretaries of State Dr Henry Kissinger and Dr Madeleine Albright.

Author: Dr Jillian Davidson

July 25, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Reuters revisits Sarajevo: “World War One. What were they thinking?”

A report from a Reuters Newsmaker Event in New York, planned and moderated by Sir Harold Evans, and attended by former U.S Secretaries of State Dr Henry Kissinger and Dr Madeleine Albright.

July 26, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Archive film release gives UK cinema audiences chance to see 1914 screen hits

A special compilation of films which would have entertained cinema-goers in 1914 has been produced by the British Film Institute National Archive.

July 27, 2014 CN Editorial Team

First World War Centenary: key events coming up in August 2014

Centenary News provides an update of events being held globally in August 2014 to mark the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of the First World War.

July 27, 2014 CN Editorial Team

July 27: Italy launches global music event to remember Europe’s last hours of peace on this day in 1914

Music remembering the last day of peace in Europe in 1914 will be performed around the world today (July 27th 2014) as part of the Italian Government’s First World War commemorative programme.

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 30, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Last Post Ceremony in Canberra to mark centenary of Australia going to war in 1914

The Australian War Memorial’s Last Post Ceremony on August 4th 2014 will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the start of the First World War.

July 31, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Centenary conference in Ottawa explores Canadian literature of the First World War

The Canadian War Museum is marking the 100th anniversary of the First World War with an international conference devoted to Canadian literature of the period.

August 1, 2014 CN Editorial Team

August 1st 2014: Bells ring across France today to mark centenary of mobilisation for war

Bells will be rung at public buildings in France today to mark the 100th anniversary of the country’s general mobilisation for the First World War.

August 1, 2014 CN Editorial Team

Centenary Events: Where to go, what to discover around the UK and worldwide August 2nd-5th 2014

Centenary News lists a selection of events taking place locally to mark the First World War Centenary in the UK, Belgium, France, Germany, Australia, Canada, Singapore, South Africa and the United States.