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1914
 
    
Benito Mussolini founds a newspaper, Il Popolo d'Italia' ('The People of Italy'), to argue the case for Italy joining the war       
c. 1914
 
    
Robert Tressell's Ragged Trousered Philanthropists is published posthumously in an abbreviated version       
1914
 
    
In action as a front-line HQ runner Hitler is awarded the Iron Cross, Second Class, for bravery       
1914
 
    
Ivor Novello has a great success with his topical song Keep the Home Fires Burning (with lyrics by Lena Ford)       
1914
 
    
Charlie Chaplin introduces his most famous character, the little tramp, in Kid Auto Races at Venice       
1914
 
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The British government changes the status of Egypt from a Turkish province to a British protectorate     
1914 June 28
 
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Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, is assassinated in Sarajevo by a Serbian nationalist, Gavrilo Princip        
1914
 
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Austria-Hungary plans to attack Serbia, in response to the assassination of the archduke, and seeks a guarantee of German support       
1914
 
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Germany promises to support Austria-Hungary if a strike against Serbia provokes war with Russia       
1914 July
 
    
Erskine Childers sails his own yacht from Germany to Ireland with 900 rifles and 14,000 rounds of ammunition for the Irish Volunteers