17 January 1917 January 17, 2015 Author: Staff The USA pays Denmark $25 million for the Virgin Islands. Famous Words of Inspiration..."The three great essentials to achieve anything worth while are: Hard work, Stick-to-itiveness, and Common sense." Thomas A. Edison — Click here for more from Thomas A. Edison Related posts: 6 August 1917 6 July 1917 7 June 1917 4 October 1917 13 October 1917 17 January 1991 17 January 1929 17 January 1991 Categories: History Tags: 17 January, 1917