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- May 29: John F. Kennedy - 35th President
- December 16: Arthur C. Clarke - Novelist
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Top Grossing Films
- Joan the Woman
- A Romance of the Redwoods
- The Woman God Forgot
- The Devil-Stone IMBD: Top Grossing Films of 1917
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Nobel Laureates
- Peace: The Red Cross
- Physics: Charles Glover Barkla
- Chemistry: None
- Medicine: None
- Literature: Karl Adolph Gjellerup, Henrik Pontoppidan NoblePrize.org: 1917 Noble Winners
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Whitmor 6486-1917-WHT Floor Shoe Tower, White, 50-Pair - $39.99
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Soviet Politics 1917-1991 - $35.95
Now available in paperback, this timely work offers an authoritative and lively history of the entire spectrum of Soviet politics, from the rise of Lenin and the October Revolution of 1917 to the emergence of the Commonwealth of Independent...
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William S. Hart Silent Classics: Silent Man (1917) / Blue Blazes Rawden (1918) - $7.98
Two great William S. Hart westerns from the earliest days of Hollywood.
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Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, July 11, 1917 - $0.00
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Молодая Советская власть - бандиты или инноваторы?: Впервые в истории человечества в октябре 1917-го власть ста.. http://bit.ly/1R8QH0
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"Adonis" - a 1917 poem by H.D. (Hilda Doolittle) http://bit.ly/2n8kOo American poetry
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"Pygmalion" - a 1917 poem by H.D. (Hilda Doolittle) http://bit.ly/431QzX American poetry
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RT @sgwarnog: http://twitpic.com/oquhw - My act of remembrance will involve holding my g'father's mess plate,from Ypres, 1917. He came home.
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View All 1917 Questions (2) | Ask a QuestionIs this what happened during the Spanish Flu outbreak of 1918? Soldiers in Kansas were vaccinated -- IN 1917 -- well before WWI began (2 Answers)This is a myth/conspiracy theory. There were no influenza vaccines in 1917. At the time, the causative agent of influenza was thought to be a bacterium (Hemophilus influenzae), and some ... read moreWhat is price? (2 Answers)The blob of text above is cut and pasted from your Amazon profile, and doesn't help clarify what it is about price pressures you don't understand. In fact, it sounds ... read more
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January 1917
- January 17: Zimmermann Telegram intercepted by the British.
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March 1917
- March 26: The Seattle Metropolitans became the first U.S. team to win the Stanley Cup as they defeated the Montreal Canadiens.
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April 1917
- April 2: Woodrow Wilson asks Congress to declares war on Germany.
- April 6: World War I: Four days after Woodrow Wilson asked Congress to approve a declaration of war against Germany, they did, thus entering the United States into the war.
- April 16: After years of exile Vladimir Lenin returns to Russia.
- April 2: Woodrow Wilson asks Congress to declares war on Germany.
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November 1917
- November 6: After three months of fighting the Battle of Passchendaele finally ends when Canadian forces take the village of Passchendaele in Belgium.
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December 1917
- December 6: Off the coast of Nova Scotia a munitions ship explodes in the Halifax harbor creating the largest pre-atomic bomb explosion, it killed over 1,800 people.
- December 9: World War I: The holy city of Jerusalem surrenders to British troops as they enter the city respectfully.
- December 19: The NHL opened with two games, one featuring the Montreal Canadiens beating the Ottawa Senators 7-4.
- December 6: Off the coast of Nova Scotia a munitions ship explodes in the Halifax harbor creating the largest pre-atomic bomb explosion, it killed over 1,800 people.
