Tsar Nicholas II Abdicates, Ending Romanov Dynasty, March 15, 1917

Father Edward J. Flanagan founds Boys Town as a farm village for wayward boys. Date: December 12, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 12 📅 Events on this day in 1917 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1917Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition Survivors Rescued, January 10, 1917SS Laurentic Sinks After…

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…

World War I: The Battle of Arras: The battle begins with Canadian Corps executing a massive assault on Vimy Ridge. Date: April 9, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 9 📅 Events on this day in 1917 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1917Mexico Adopts Current Constitution, Establishing…

In Milwaukee, nine members of the Milwaukee Police Department are killed by a bomb, the most deaths in a single event in U.S. police history until the September 11 attacks in 2001. Date: November 24, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 24 📅 Events on this day in 1917 📅…

World War I: The Third Battle of Gaza ends, with British forces capturing Gaza from the Ottoman Empire. Date: November 7, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 7 📅 Events on this day in 1917 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1917October Revolution: Bolsheviks Storm Winter Palace, November…

American entry into World War I: President Woodrow Wilson of the still-neutral United States calls for "peace without victory" in Europe. Date: January 22, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 22 📅 Events on this day in 1917 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1917Finland Declares Supreme State…