The United States declares war on Germany. On April 6, 1917, the United States formally declared war on Germany, marking its entry into World War…
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27 May 1917
Pope Benedict XV promulgates the 1917 Code of Canon Law, the first comprehensive codification of Catholic canon law in the legal history of the Catholic…
22 January 1917
American entry into World War I: President Wilson of the still-neutral United States calls for “peace without victory” in Europe.
28 July 1917
The Silent Parade took place in New York City, in protest to murders, lynchings, and other violence directed towards African Americans.
17 January 1917
The USA paid Denmark $25 million for the Virgin Islands. The Danish West Indies or Danish Antilles was a Danish colony in the Caribbean, consisting…
6 December 1917
Finland declares its independence from Russia. At the front, any hopes that the Kerensky Offensive will lead to a great victory are rapidly unravelling. Although…
17 January 1917
The USA pays Denmark $25 million for the Virgin Islands. In 1915, especially after the sinking of the Lusitania, the issue of the U.S. purchase…
13 October 1917
The “Miracle of the Sun” is witnessed in the Cova da Iria in Fátima, Portugal.