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Lights Out (event)
Lights Out was an event on 4 August 2014 in the United Kingdom to commemorate the centenary of the start of World War I. It was inspired by the words of Sir Edward Grey, foreign secretary: "The lamps are going out all over Europe "The lamps are going out all over Europe, we shall not see them lit again in our life-time", United Kingdom, British Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Foreign Secretary Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon, Sir Edwar ...; we shall not see them lit again in our lifetime." The main event was the voluntary turning off of lights from 10 pm to 11 pm in homes and other buildings across the country. In addition displays or special artwork were organised at a number of high-profile locations. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World War I
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fighting occurring throughout Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Pacific, and parts of Asia. An estimated 9 million soldiers were killed in combat, plus another 23 million wounded, while 5 million civilians died as a result of military action, hunger, and disease. Millions more died in genocides within the Ottoman Empire and in the 1918 influenza pandemic, which was exacerbated by the movement of combatants during the war. Prior to 1914, the European great powers were divided between the Triple Entente (comprising France, Russia, and Britain) and the Triple Alliance (containing Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy). Tensions in the Balkans came to a head on 28 June 1914, following the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey Of Fallodon
Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon, (25 April 1862 – 7 September 1933), better known as Sir Edward Grey, was a British Liberal statesman and the main force behind British foreign policy in the era of the First World War. An adherent of the " New Liberalism", he served as foreign secretary from 1905 to 1916, the longest continuous tenure of any holder of that office. He renewed the 1902 alliance with Japan in 1911. The centrepiece of his policy was the defence of France against German aggression, while avoiding a binding alliance with Paris. He supported France in the Moroccan crises of 1905 and 1911. Another major achievement was the Anglo-Russian entente of 1907. He resolved an outstanding conflict with Germany over the Baghdad railway in 1913. His most important action came in the July Crisis in 1914, when he led Britain into World War I against Germany. He convinced the Liberal cabinet that Britain had an obligation and was honour-bound to defend France, and pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lamps Are Going Out
"The lamps are going out all over Europe, we shall not see them lit again in our life-time", British Foreign Secretary Sir Edward Grey remarked to a friend on the eve of the United Kingdom's entry into the First World War. First published in Grey's memoirs in 1925, the statement earned wide attention as an accurate perception of the First World War and its geopolitical and cultural consequences. Original sources Grey's memoirs ''Twenty-Five Years 1892–1916'' mention the remark as being made on 3 August 1914: In 1927, John Alfred Spender, editor of the ''Westminster Gazette'' until 1922, identified himself as the friend to whom Grey had spoken: Later allusions Grey's quotation has been used as a summation of the war in numerous historical works. The German author Ludwig Reiners (1896–1957) published an account of World War I entitled ''The lamps went out in Europe''. Therein Grey's comment is followed by the assertion attributed to Otto von Bismarck: "The mistakes tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Centenary Of The Outbreak Of World War I
The centenary of the outbreak of World War I was commemorated in Europe in late July and early August 2014. A century earlier, the July Crisis, which occurred after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, had culminated in Austria-Hungary declaring war on the Kingdom of Serbia, which Austria-Hungary blamed for the assassination, on 28 July 1914. Over the following days and weeks, this action and the invasion of Luxembourg and Belgium by the German Empire led to a succession of other declarations of war that drew the major European powers into a worldwide conflict. A century later, governments in Europe held a series of official commemorative events to mark the occasion. Hartmannswillerkopf On 3 August 2014, the centenary of Germany's declaration of war on France was marked by French President François Hollande and German President Joachim Gauck, who together laid the first stone of a new joint memorial at Hartmannswillerkopf for French and German soldiers killed in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First World War Centenary
The First World War centenary was the centenary of the First World War, which began on 28 July 2014 with a series of Centenary of the outbreak of World War I, commemorations of the outbreak of the war organised across the continent of Europe, and ended on 11 November 2018 with the Armistice Day centenary, centenary of the 1918 Armistice, during which multiple commemorations were held globally, including an international ceremony in Paris. Participating countries Australia In Australia, the occasion is known as the Anzac Centenary. Committees planning the event included the National Commission on the Commemoration of the Anzac Centenary and the Anzac Centenary Advisory Board. The government had budgeted $83.5M for a seven-year programme which included commemorative events in Australia and overseas; educational activities and resources; and refurbishments of galleries and war graves. The Brisbane City Council has spent $13.4 million to refurbish the Shrine of Remembrance, Brisban ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
