Date: January 22, 1917
According to the terms of the Treaty of the Danish West Indies, the islands become American possessions. Date: March 31, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 31 📅 Events on this day in 1917 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1917Zimmermann Telegram Revealed to U.S. Ambassador in UK,…
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…
Tikhon is elected the Patriarch of Moscow and of the Russian Orthodox Church. Date: November 5, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 5 📅 Events on this day in 1917 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1917American Expeditionary Forces Arrive in France, June 26, 1917Estonian Provincial Assembly Declares…
The Balfour Declaration is published in The Times newspaper. Date: November 9, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 9 📅 Events on this day in 1917 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1917Silvertown Munitions Factory Explosion Kills 73, Injures 400+ – January 19, 1917Congress Passes Eighteenth Amendment Prohibition…
Eduskunta declares itself the supreme state power of Finland, prompting its declaration of independence and secession from Russia. Date: November 15, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 15 📅 Events on this day in 1917 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1917Jeannette Rankin Becomes First Female U.S. House…
The Zimmermann Telegram is reprinted in newspapers across the United States after the U.S. government releases its unencrypted text. Date: March 1, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 1 📅 Events on this day in 1917 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1917World War I: Russia’s Final Galicia…