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)
World War I: Battle of Messines: Allied soldiers detonate a series of mines underneath German trenches at Messines Ridge, killing 10,000 German troops. Date: June 7, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 7 📅 Events on this day in 1917 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War I: Conscription begins in the United States as "Army registration day". Date: June 5, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 5 📅 Events on this day in 1917 📅 On This Day (Today)
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…
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)
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…
The Imperial War Graves Commission is established through royal charter to mark, record, and maintain the graves and places of commemoration of the British Empire's military forces. Date: May 21, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 21 📅 Events on this day in 1917 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Norwegian football club Rosenborg BK is founded. Date: May 19, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 19 📅 Events on this day in 1917 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
Three children report the first apparition of Our Lady of Fátima in Fátima, Portugal. Date: May 13, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 13 📅 Events on this day in 1917 📅 On This Day (Today)