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October 15: J. P. Morgan & Co. and other American bankers agree to loan Britain and France $500,000,000 to purchase war supplies; it is still the largest private loan floated in any country ever
October 23: More than 25,000 women, demanding the right to vote, march in New York City
November 25: Albert Einstein publicly presents his general theory of relativity
December 4: Henry Ford's Peace Ship sets sail to Europe; peace activists aboard seek an end to the war through mediation
December: Allies evacuate from Gallipoli almost 83,000 men, many of these soldiers are from Australia and New Zealand; Ottoman victory boosts standing of future Turkish leader Mustafa Kemal Ataturk |