6 events found for 1917
World War I: Several French army corps began a massive assault against the German-occupied Chemin des Dames ridge, south
The Imperial War Graves Commission was established by royal charter to mark, record and maintain the graves and places o
Pope Benedict XV (pictured) promulgated the Pio-Benedictine Code, the first official comprehensive codification of Latin
A socialist convention in Leeds, United Kingdom, called for an end to the First World War and the establishment of Worke
First World War: The British Army detonated 19 ammonal mines under German lines, killing perhaps 10,000 in the deadliest
Alexander (pictured) was crowned King of Greece, succeeding his father Constantine I, who had abdicated