Date: July 20, 1917
Sir Robert Borden introduces the first income tax in Canada as a "temporary" measure (lowest bracket is 4% and highest is 25%). Date: July 25, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 25 📅 Events on this day in 1917 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1917Great Atlanta Fire…
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 1917Zhang Xun Seizes…
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 1917American…
World War I: First Battle of Gaza: British troops are halted after 17,000 Turks block their advance. Date: March 26, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 26 📅 Events on this day in 1917 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1917Bisbee Deportation: 1,300 Miners Kidnapped and Exiled, July…
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 1917Mexico Adopts Current Constitution, Federal Republic Established February 5, 1917Imperial Trans-Antarctic…
International Women's Day protests in Petrograd mark the beginning of the February Revolution (February 23 in the Julian calendar). Date: March 8, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 8 📅 Events on this day in 1917 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1917King Alexander Becomes King of Greece…