Date: February 24, 1917
Tsar Nicholas II of Russia abdicates the Russian throne, ending the 304-year Romanov dynasty. Date: March 15, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 15 📅 Events on this day in 1917 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1917World War I: Baghdad Falls to Anglo-Indian Forces, March 11, 1917World…
American entry into World War I: President Wilson asks the U.S. Congress for a declaration of war on Germany. Date: April 2, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 2 📅 Events on this day in 1917 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1917Kingsland Munitions Factory Explosion, Suspected German…
World War I: Kaiser Wilhelm II orders the resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare. Date: January 31, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 31 📅 Events on this day in 1917 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1917Zimmermann Telegram Reprinted in U.S. Newspapers, March 1, 1917Danish West Indies Become…
According to the terms of the Treaty of the Danish West Indies, the islands become American possessions. Date: March 31, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 31 📅 Events on this day in 1917 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1917Georgian Orthodox Church Restores Autocephaly from Imperial Russia,…
The Zimmermann Telegram is reprinted in newspapers across the United States after the U.S. government releases its unencrypted text. Date: March 1, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 1 📅 Events on this day in 1917 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1917Lenin Returns to Petrograd, Russian Revolution…
World War I: The Battle of Rafa is fought near the Egyptian border with Palestine. Date: January 9, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 9 📅 Events on this day in 1917 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1917World War I Conscription Begins in United States, June 5,…