World War I: Battle of Polygon Wood Begins, September 26, 1917

World War I: The Battle of Broodseinde is fought between the British and German armies in Flanders. Date: October 4, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 4 📅 Events on this day in 1917 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1917World War I: Battle of Arras Begins, Canadian…

Finland declares independence from the Russian Empire. Date: December 6, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 6 📅 Events on this day in 1917 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1917Balfour Declaration Published in The Times November 9, 1917Jones–Shafroth Act Grants Puerto Ricans U.S. Citizenship, March 2, 1917American…

The current constitution of Mexico is adopted, establishing a federal republic with powers separated into independent executive, legislative, and judicial branches. Date: February 5, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 5 📅 Events on this day in 1917 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1917Congress Passes Immigration Act…

World War I: Field Marshal Allenby captures Jerusalem from the Ottoman Empire. Date: December 9, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 9 📅 Events on this day in 1917 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1917Kingsland Munitions Factory Explosion, Suspected German Sabotage, January 11, 1917World War I Battle…

International Women's Day protests in Petrograd mark the beginning of the February Revolution (February 23 in the Julian calendar). Date: March 8, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 8 📅 Events on this day in 1917 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1917SS Laurentic Sinks After Hitting German…

Three children report the first apparition of Our Lady of Fátima in Fátima, Portugal. Date: May 13, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 13 📅 Events on this day in 1917 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1917Manchester Guardian Publishes Secret Sykes-Picot Agreement, November 26, 1917Halifax Explosion Kills…