September 15 » The Empire Picture Theatre (now The New Empire Cinema), the oldest running cinema in mainland Australia, opens in Bowral, New South Wales.August 4 » World War I: The German 12th Army occupies Warsaw during the Gorlice–Tarnów Offensive and the Great Retreat of 1915.Public reaction to the sinking turns many former pro-Germans in the United States against the German Empire. May 7 » World War I: German submarine U-20 sinks RMS Lusitania, killing 1,198 people, including 128 Americans.Six days later, the ship is torpedoed off the coast of Ireland with the loss of 1,198 lives. May 1 » The RMSLusitania departs from New York City on her 202nd, and final, crossing of the North Atlantic.March 18 » World War I: During the Battle of Gallipoli, three battleships are sunk during a failed British and French naval attack on the Dardanelles.Named after her mother, Cornelia, but known as Corrie all her life, she was the. Her three maternal aunts, Tante Bep, Tante Jans, and Tante Anna, lived with the family. Corrie had three older siblings: Betsie, Willem, and Nollie. In 1844, Corries great-grandfather, Willem ten Boom, started a meeting dedicated to praying for the Jewish people. Corrie ten Boom was born on 15 April 1892 to a working-class family in Haarlem, Netherlands. January 31 » World War I: Germany is the first to make large-scale use of poison gas in warfare in the Battle of Bolimów against Russia. Her brother, Willem, a minister in the Dutch Reformed Church, had been assigned to convert Jews to the Christian faith. The Ten Boom family (the Dutch prefix 'ten' means 'to the' and 'Boom' means 'tree') had a great interest in and love for the Jewish people.The Netherlands had about 6.3 million citizens.Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister. In The Netherlands, there was from Augto Septemthe cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr.December 20 » World War I: The last Australian troops are evacuated from Gallipoli.Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden).August 15 » A story in New York World newspaper reveals that the Imperial German government had purchased excess phenol from Thomas Edison that could be used to make explosives for the war effort and diverted it to Bayer for aspirin production.He was a minister of the Dutch Reformed Church and organized many homes mainly for elderly Jews. Oftentimes, indeed, I wished that Willem did not see quite so well, for much that he saw was frightening. United States 238 US 347 1915, striking down Oklahoma grandfather clause legislation which had the effect of denying the right to vote to blacks. Willem cared very much for people of all religions and races. I still had a great deal of little-sister worship for this big brother, five years older than I, an ordained minister and the only ten Boom who had ever been to college. Supreme Court hands down its decision in Guinn v. May 27 » HMS Princess Irene exploded and sank off Sheerness, Kent with the loss of 352 lives.May 7 » The Republic of China accedes to 13 of the 21 Demands, extending the Empire of Japan 's control over Manchuria and the Chinese economy.January 18 » Japan issues the "Twenty-One Demands" to the Republic of China in a bid to increase its power in East Asia.Already a proponent to improve Judeo-Christian relations, he was inspired to found a weekly group whose sole purpose was to pray for Jews and for the peace of Jerusalem an unusual idea among Christians for the time. The Netherlands had about 6.3 million citizens. Willem ten Boom was a clockmaker in Haarlem, Holland, and a member of the Dutch Reformed Church.In 1844, Corrie's great-grandfather, Willem ten Boom, started a meeting dedicated to praying for the Jewish people. Betsie (Corries sister) died in Ravensbrck concentration camp. Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden) The Ten Boom family (the Dutch prefix 'ten' means 'to the' and 'Boom' means 'tree') had a great interest in and love for the Jewish people. Casper (Corries father) died in Schevingen Prison after only ten days of captivity.