1917
Russian Revolution: Vladimir Lenin returns to Petrograd, Russia, from exile in Switzerland
Russian Revolution: Vladimir Lenin returns to Petrograd, Russia, from exile in Switzerland
1917 in History
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1917
Three children report the first apparition of Our Lady of Fátima in Fátima, Portugal
Three children report the first apparition of Our Lady of Fátima in Fátima, Portugal
1917
World War I: The Selective Service Act of 1917 is passed, giving the President of the United States the power of conscri
World War I: The Selective Service Act of 1917 is passed, giving the President of the United States the power of conscri
1917
The Norwegian football club Rosenborg BK is founded
The Norwegian football club Rosenborg BK is founded
1917
The Imperial War Graves Commission is established through royal charter to mark, record, and maintain the graves and pla
The Imperial War Graves Commission is established through royal charter to mark, record, and maintain the graves and pla
1917
Pope Benedict XV promulgates the 1917 Code of Canon Law, the first comprehensive codification of Catholic canon law in t
Pope Benedict XV promulgates the 1917 Code of Canon Law, the first comprehensive codification of Catholic canon law in t
1917
World War I: Conscription begins in the United States as "Army registration day"
World War I: Conscription begins in the United States as "Army registration day"
1917
World War I: Battle of Messines: Allied soldiers detonate a series of mines underneath German trenches at Messines Ridge
World War I: Battle of Messines: Allied soldiers detonate a series of mines underneath German trenches at Messines Ridge
1917
King Alexander assumes the throne of Greece after his father, Constantine I, is deemed to have abdicated under pressure
King Alexander assumes the throne of Greece after his father, Constantine I, is deemed to have abdicated under pressure
1917
World War I: The deadliest German air raid on London of the war is carried out by Gotha G
World War I: The deadliest German air raid on London of the war is carried out by Gotha G