Finland Declares Independence from Russian Empire, December 6, 1917

World War I: Mesopotamian campaign: Baghdad falls to Anglo-Indian forces commanded by General Frederick Stanley Maude. Date: March 11, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 11 📅 Events on this day in 1917 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1917U.S. Senate Adopts Cloture Rule to Limit Filibusters, March…

Pope Benedict XV promulgates the 1917 Code of Canon Law, the first comprehensive codification of Catholic canon law in the legal history of the Catholic Church. Date: May 27, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 27 📅 Events on this day in 1917 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…

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 1917Congress Passes Eighteenth Amendment Prohibition Resolution, December 18, 1917P. E. Svinhufvud Becomes Finland’s…

World War I: An armistice between Russia and the Central Powers is signed. Date: December 15, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 15 📅 Events on this day in 1917 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1917American Expeditionary Forces Arrive in France, June 26, 1917Zimmermann Telegram Reprinted in…

Chinese General Zhang Xun seizes control of Beijing and restores the monarchy, installing Puyi, last emperor of the Qing dynasty, to the throne. The restoration is reversed just shy of two weeks later, when Republican troops regain control of the capital. Date: July 1, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July…

World War I: The Battle of Passchendaele begins near Ypres in West Flanders, Belgium. Date: July 31, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 31 📅 Events on this day in 1917 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1917Tsar Nicholas II Abdicates, Ending Romanov Dynasty, March 15, 1917Battle of…