World War I: Baghdad Falls to Anglo-Indian Forces, March 11, 1917

A Great Fire in Thessaloniki, Greece, destroys 32% of the city leaving 70,000 individuals homeless. Date: August 18, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 18 📅 Events on this day in 1917 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1917Silent Sentinels Arrested Picketing White House for Women’s Suffrage, August…

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…

Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition: Seven survivors of the Ross Sea party are rescued after being stranded for several months. Date: January 10, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 10 📅 Events on this day in 1917 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1917World War I: Battle of Rafa Near…

Tsar Nicholas II of Russia abdicates the Russian throne, ending the 304-year Romanov dynasty. Date: March 15, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 15 📅 Events on this day in 1917 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1917Tsar Nicholas II Abdicates, Ending Romanov Dynasty, March 15, 1917American Entry…

King Alexander assumes the throne of Greece after his father, Constantine I, is deemed to have abdicated under pressure from allied armies occupying Athens. Date: June 11, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 11 📅 Events on this day in 1917 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1917Silvertown…

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 1917World War I Battle of Arras Begins with Canadian Assault on Vimy Ridge…