World War I History
1917 - The Russian 1st Army, commanded by Pavel Rennenkampf, advanced to Gumbinnen. The next day they faced the German 8th Army in the battle on the River Angerapp.
1919 - U.S. President Wilson appeared before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to encourage the ratification of the Versailles Treaty.
| "We have stood apart, studiously neutral." - President Woodrow Wilson, December 7, 1915 |
