Date: August 14, 1917
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…
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…
World War I: The Battle of Rafa is fought near the Egyptian border with Palestine. Date: January 9, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 9 📅 Events on this day in 1917 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1917First Pulitzer Prizes Awarded for Biography, History, Journalism June 4,…
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 1917Silvertown Munitions Factory Explosion Kills 73, Injures 400+ – January 19, 1917International…
World War I: Arabian troops led by T. E. Lawrence ("Lawrence of Arabia") and Auda ibu Tayi capture Aqaba from the Ottoman Empire during the Arab Revolt. Date: July 6, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 6 📅 Events on this day in 1917 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
Chinese General Zhang Xun seizes control of Beijing and restores the monarchy, installing Puyi, last emperor of the Qing dynasty, to the throne. The restoration is reversed just shy of two weeks later, when Republican troops regain control of the capital. Date: July 1, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July…