World War I: United States Declares War on Germany, April 6, 1917

World War I: Canadian forces successfully complete the taking of Vimy Ridge from the Germans. Date: April 12, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 12 📅 Events on this day in 1917 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1917US Pays Denmark $25 Million for Virgin Islands January 17,…

Russian Revolution: Vladimir Lenin returns to Petrograd, Russia, from exile in Switzerland. Date: April 16, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 16 📅 Events on this day in 1917 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1917Balfour Declaration Supports Jewish National Home in Palestine, November 2, 1917Great Fire Destroys…

The first Council of People's Commissars is formed, including Vladimir Lenin, Leon Trotsky and Joseph Stalin. Date: November 8, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 8 📅 Events on this day in 1917 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1917Imperial War Graves Commission Established by Royal Charter, May…

World War I: Kaiser Wilhelm II orders the resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare. Date: January 31, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 31 📅 Events on this day in 1917 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1917Cheka Founded: First Soviet Secret Police Force, December 20, 1917Silvertown Munitions Factory…

Pope Benedict XV promulgates the 1917 Code of Canon Law, the first comprehensive codification of Catholic canon law in the legal history of the Catholic Church. Date: May 27, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 27 📅 Events on this day in 1917 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…

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…