Date: February 24, 1917
According to the terms of the Treaty of the Danish West Indies, the islands become American possessions. Date: March 31, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 31 📅 Events on this day in 1917 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1917Zimmermann Telegram Revealed to U.S. Ambassador in UK,…
Finland declares independence from the Russian Empire. 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 1917Danish West Indies Become American Possessions, March 31, 1917Silent Parade Anti-Lynching Protest in New York City, July 28,…
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 1917World War I: United States Declares War on Austria-Hungary, December 7, 1917World War…
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 1917American Entry into World War I: Wilson Requests War Declaration on Germany, April 2,…
The Imperial War Graves Commission is established through royal charter to mark, record, and maintain the graves and places of commemoration of the British Empire's military forces. Date: May 21, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 21 📅 Events on this day in 1917 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
The enactment of the Jones–Shafroth Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship. Date: March 2, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 2 📅 Events on this day in 1917 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1917Sir Robert Borden Introduces Canada’s First Income Tax, July 25, 1917Congress Passes Eighteenth…