Date: February 5, 1917
Silvertown explosion: A blast at a munitions factory in London kills 73 and injures over 400. The resulting fire causes over £2,000,000 worth of damage. Date: January 19, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 19 📅 Events on this day in 1917 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
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…
Ten suffragists, members of the Silent Sentinels, are arrested while picketing the White House in favor of women's suffrage in the United States. Date: August 28, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 28 📅 Events on this day in 1917 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1917Georgian Orthodox…
World War I: The Battle of Arras: The battle begins with Canadian Corps executing a massive assault on Vimy Ridge. Date: April 9, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 9 📅 Events on this day in 1917 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1917British General Edmund Allenby Enters…
The Georgian Orthodox Church restores its autocephaly abolished by Imperial Russia in 1811. Date: March 25, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 25 📅 Events on this day in 1917 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1917Kingsland Munitions Factory Explosion, Suspected German Sabotage, January 11, 1917Silvertown Munitions Factory…
The United States Senate votes to limit filibusters by adopting the cloture rule. 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 1917Tikhon Elected Patriarch of Moscow and Russian Orthodox Church, November 5, 1917Balfour…