Date: July 20, 1917
Russian Revolution: Vladimir Lenin returns to Petrograd, Russia, from exile in Switzerland. Date: April 16, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 16 📅 Events on this day in 1917 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1917U.S. Senate Adopts Cloture Rule to Limit Filibusters, March 8, 1917World War I:…
The Great Atlanta fire of 1917 causes $5.5 million in damages, destroying some 300 acres including 2,000 homes, businesses and churches, displacing about 10,000 people but leading to only one fatality (due to heart attack). Date: May 21, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 21 📅 Events on this day in…
P. E. Svinhufvud becomes the chairman of his first senate, technically the first Prime Minister of Finland. Date: November 27, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 27 📅 Events on this day in 1917 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1917Zimmermann Telegram Reprinted in U.S. Newspapers After Release,…
The Manchester Guardian publishes the 1916 secret Sykes-Picot Agreement between the United Kingdom and France. Date: November 26, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 26 📅 Events on this day in 1917 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1917World War I: Third Battle of Gaza Ends, British Capture…
The resolution containing the language of the Eighteenth Amendment to enact Prohibition is passed by the United States Congress. Date: December 18, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 18 📅 Events on this day in 1917 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1917World War I: United States Declares…
World War I: The United States declares war on Germany. Date: April 6, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 6 📅 Events on this day in 1917 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1917Military Revolutionary Committee Holds First Meeting, November 2, 1917Balfour Declaration Supports Jewish National Home in…