Selective Service Act Passes, Granting U.S. Conscription Power, May 18, 1917

World War I: The Allies reach the Yser Canal at the Battle of Passchendaele. Date: July 27, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 27 📅 Events on this day in 1917 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1917World War I: First Battle of Gaza, British Halted by Turks,…

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 1917World War I Conscription Begins in United States, June 5, 1917World War…

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 1917Jeannette Rankin Becomes First Female U.S. House Member March 4, 1917Imperial…

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…

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…

World War I: The Selective Service Act of 1917 is passed, giving the President of the United States the power of conscription. Date: May 18, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 18 📅 Events on this day in 1917 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1917Pope Benedict XV…