World War I Conscription Begins in United States, June 5, 1917

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: Battle of Beersheba: The "last successful cavalry charge in history". Date: October 31, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 31 📅 Events on this day in 1917 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1917Mexico Adopts Current Constitution, Establishing Federal Republic, February 5, 1917American Entry into…

Sinking of the SS Laurentic after hitting two German mines off the coast of northwest Ireland. Date: January 25, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 25 📅 Events on this day in 1917 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1917Congress Passes Eighteenth Amendment Prohibition Resolution, December 18, 1917Imperial…

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 1917Danish West Indies…

World War I: An armistice between Russia and the Central Powers is signed. Date: December 15, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 15 📅 Events on this day in 1917 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1917World War I Battle of Mărășești Begins, August 6, 1917World War I:…