Vol. 1910s · No. 1918 · PRICE 25¢
The 1918 Times
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November 11, 1918 | France
Guns Fall Silent as a New World Emerges
The devastating Great War finally reaches its bitter end, but a deadly global flu pandemic swiftly shadows the worldwide celebrations. As empires collapse and old dynasties fall, humanity stumbles out of the trenches into an uncertain, reshaped modern era.
The 1918 Influenza Pandemic
A deadly strain of avian-origin influenza sweeps across the globe, infecting a third of humanity and killing tens of millions in a matter of months.
Execution of the Romanov Family
Bolshevik forces execute Tsar Nicholas II and his entire family in a basement, permanently ending more than three centuries of imperial Romanov rule.
Also this year
Death of the Red Baron
April 21, 1918 | Somme River, France
Manfred von Richthofen, Germany's legendary flying ace credited with 80 aerial combat victories, is fatally shot down over the Western Front.
Representation of the People Act
February 6, 1918 | United Kingdom
British Parliament passes landmark legislation extending the right to vote to millions of women over the age of thirty, reshaping the political landscape.
Abdication of Kaiser Wilhelm II
November 9, 1918 | Germany
Facing military collapse and civil revolution, Emperor Wilhelm II renounces his throne, leading to the collapse of the German Empire and the rise of the Weimar Republic.
1918 World Series Victory
September 1918 | Major League Baseball
Star pitcher Babe Ruth leads the Boston Red Sox to a championship over the Chicago Cubs, beginning what would become an infamous 86-year title drought.
Tarzan of the Apes Premiere
January 27, 1918 | Silent Cinema
Elmo Lincoln stars in the first silent film adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs' iconic hero, becoming one of the earliest movies to cross one million dollars at the box office.