World War I Conscription Begins in United States, June 5, 1917
Date: June 5, 1917
Date: June 5, 1917
The Great Atlanta fire of 1917 causes $5.5Β 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 β π Other events on May 21 π Events on this day in…
World War I: The U.S. ambassador Walter Hines Page to the United Kingdom is given the Zimmermann Telegram, in which Germany pledges to ensure the return of New Mexico, Texas, and Arizona to Mexico if Mexico declares war on the United States. Date: February 24, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on…
The Zimmermann Telegram is reprinted in newspapers across the United States after the U.S. government releases its unencrypted text. Date: March 1, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 1 π Events on this day in 1917 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1917Rosenborg BK Founded in Norway May…
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 β π Other events on January 22 π Events on this day in 1917 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1917Kaiser Wilhelm II Orders…
World War I: Kaiser Wilhelm II orders the resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare. Date: January 31, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 31 π Events on this day in 1917 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1917World War I: First Battle of Gaza, British Halted by Turks, March…
Silvertown explosion: A blast at a munitions factory in London kills 73 and injures over 400. The resulting fire causes over Β£2,000,000 worth of damage. Date: January 19, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 19 π Events on this day in 1917 π On This Day (Today) More events from…