When was zimmerman telegram

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March 1, Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. British Intelligence intercept and decode the message. February 3, Formal diplomatic relations between the US and Germany end.

This was his first mistake. What neither Zimmermann, nor indeed the Americans, knew was that the British were tapping the line. The telegram was intercepted and decoded, but it left British intelligence in a tricky situation. Here was the evidence needed to get the US into the war, but if they went public the Americans would know that the British were tapping their diplomatic traffic and the Germans would know that their code had been cracked.

The British had a plan. This was shown to the Americans who put out a cover story that it had been stolen from the German Embassy in Mexico. Abundant game and mountain streams teeming Two trains are swept into a canyon by an avalanche in Wellington, Washington, on March 1, , killing 96 people.

Due to the remote location of the disaster and the risk of further avalanches, efforts to rescue survivors and find the bodies of the dead were not completed until On March 1, , the Articles of Confederation are finally ratified.

The Articles were signed by Congress and sent to the individual states for ratification on November 15, , after 16 months of debate. Bickering over land claims between Virginia and Maryland delayed final Live TV. This Day In History. History Vault. Space Exploration. Colonial America. Vietnam War.