38 events found for 1917
World War I: The Corfu Declaration, which leads to the creation of the post-war Kingdom of Yugoslavia, is signed by…
Sir Robert Borden introduces the first income tax in Canada as a "temporary" measure (lowest bracket is 4% and highest…
World War I: The Allies reach the Yser Canal at the Battle of Passchendaele.
Anti-lynching movement: The Silent Parade takes place in New York City, in protest against murders, lynchings, and…
World War I: The Battle of Passchendaele begins near Ypres in West Flanders, Belgium.
World War I: Battle of Mărășești between the Romanian and German armies begins.
World War I: The Republic of China, which had heretofore been shipping labourers to Europe to assist in the war…
A Great Fire in Thessaloniki, Greece, destroys 32% of the city leaving 70,000 individuals homeless.
Ten suffragists, members of the Silent Sentinels, are arrested while picketing the White House in favor of women's…
Vietnamese prison guards led by Trịnh Văn Cấn mutiny at the Thái Nguyên penitentiary against local French authority.
The Russian Empire is formally replaced by the Russian Republic.
World War I: The Battle of Polygon Wood begins.
World War I: The Battle of Broodseinde is fought between the British and German armies in Flanders.
World War I: The First Battle of Passchendaele takes place resulting in the largest single-day loss of life in New…
The "Miracle of the Sun" is witnessed by an estimated 70,000 people in the Cova da Iria in Portugal.
World War I: Italy suffers a disastrous defeat at the Battle of Caporetto on the Austro-Italian front.
Old Style date of the October Revolution in Russia.
World War I: Brazil declares war on the Central Powers.