Cheka Founded: First Soviet Secret Police Force, December 20, 1917

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 1917World…

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 1917Finland Declares Supreme State Power and Independence…

The enactment of the Jones–Shafroth Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship. Date: March 2, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 2 📅 Events on this day in 1917 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1917Great Atlanta Fire Destroys 300 Acres, $5.5M Damage, May 21, 1917Kaiser Wilhelm II…

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: Italy Defeated at…

The Kingsland munitions factory explosion occurs, possibly as a result of German sabotage. Date: January 11, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 11 📅 Events on this day in 1917 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1917World War I: U.S. Breaks with Germany Over Submarine Warfare, February 3,…

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…