Date: May 21, 1917
The Georgian Orthodox Church restores its autocephaly abolished by Imperial Russia in 1811. Date: March 25, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 25 📅 Events on this day in 1917 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1917World War I Conscription Begins in United States, June 5, 1917World War…
The Congress of the United States passes the Immigration Act of 1917 over President Woodrow Wilson's veto. Date: February 5, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 5 📅 Events on this day in 1917 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1917Lenin Returns to Petrograd, Russian Revolution April 16,…
The Bisbee Deportation occurs as vigilantes kidnap and deport nearly 1,300 striking miners and others from Bisbee, Arizona. Date: July 12, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 12 📅 Events on this day in 1917 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1917Jones-Shafroth Act Grants Puerto Rican U.S. Citizenship,…
The United States pays Denmark $25 million for the Virgin Islands. Date: January 17, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 17 📅 Events on this day in 1917 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1917World War I: United States Declares War on Germany, April 6, 1917Zhang Xun Seizes…
World War I: USS Jacob Jones is the first American destroyer to be sunk by enemy action when it is torpedoed by German submarine SM U-53. Date: December 6, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 6 📅 Events on this day in 1917 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1917World…
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) More events from 1917Tsar Nicholas…