February 1915

Thursday 04:

Germany establishes a submarine blockade around the UK and declares any vessel in it a legitimate target.

Monday 08:

D.W. Griffith's controversial film The Birth of a Nation premieres in Los Angeles.

Friday 12:

In Washington, DC, the first stone of the Lincoln Memorial is put into place.

Friday 19:

World War I: The Battle of Gallipoli began.

Monday 22:

Germany institutes unrestricted submarine warfare.