U.S. Congress Passes Immigration Act of 1917 Over Wilson’s Veto, February 5, 1917

Father Edward J. Flanagan founds Boys Town as a farm village for wayward boys. Date: December 12, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 12 📅 Events on this day in 1917 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1917U.S. Congress Passes Immigration Act of 1917 Over Wilson’s Veto, February…

World War I: Italy suffers a disastrous defeat at the Battle of Caporetto on the Austro-Italian front. Date: October 24, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 24 📅 Events on this day in 1917 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1917Estonian Provincial Assembly Declares Sovereignty of Estonia, November…

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 1917American Expeditionary Forces Arrive in France, June 26, 1917Tsar…

Sir Robert Borden introduces the first income tax in Canada as a "temporary" measure (lowest bracket is 4% and highest is 25%). Date: July 25, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 25 📅 Events on this day in 1917 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1917American Entry into…

The first Pulitzer Prizes are awarded: Laura E. Richards, Maude H. Elliott, and Florence Hall receive the first Pulitzer for biography (for Julia Ward Howe). Jean Jules Jusserand receives the first Pulitzer for history for his work With Americans of Past and Present Days. Herbert B. Swope receives the first Pulitzer for journalism for his…

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…