WHAT ALL HAPPENED JANUARY TO MAY 1917
Find out what all happened January to May 1917

World War I: President Woodrow Wilson of the still-neutral United States calls for "peace without victory" in Europe. (22. January 1917)

Several powerful tornadoes rip through Illinois, including the city of Mattoon, killing 101 people and injuring 689. (26. May 1917)

World War I: Germany announces that its U-boats will resume unrestricted submarine warfare after a two-year hiatus. (31. January 1917)

The enactment of the Jones-Shafroth Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship. (2. March 1917)

Silvertown explosion: 73 are killed and 400 injured in an explosion in a munitions plant in London. (19. January 1917)

Some provinces and cities in the Philippines were incorporated due to the ratification of Act No. 2711 or the Administrative Code of the Philippines. (10. March 1917)

The Original Dixieland Jass Band records the first jazz record, for the Victor Talking Machine Company in New York. (26. February 1917)

World War I: The Battle of Arras – the battle begins with Canadian Corps executing a massive assault on Vimy Ridge. (9. April 1917)

Alexander I becomes king of Greece. (30. May 1917)

The United States pays Denmark $25 million for the Virgin Islands. (17. January 1917)

World War I: The Selective Service Act of 1917 is passed, giving the President of the United States the power of conscription. (18. May 1917)

The current constitution of Mexico is adopted, establishing a federal republic with powers separated into independent executive, legislative, and judicial branches. (5. February 1917)

The Norwegian football club Rosenborg BK was founded. (19. May 1917)

International Women's Day protests in St. Petersburg mark the beginning of the February Revolution (so named because it was February on the Julian calendar). (8. March 1917)

The Kingsland munitions factory explosion occurs as a result of sabotage. (11. January 1917)

World War I: United States President Woodrow Wilson asks the U.S. Congress for a declaration of war on Germany. (2. April 1917)

World War I: First Battle of Gaza – British troops are halted after 17,000 Turks block their advance. (26. March 1917)

Three children report the first apparition of Our Lady of Fátima in Fátima, Portugal. (13. May 1917)

The United States Senate votes to limit filibusters by adopting the cloture rule. (8. March 1917)

World War I: the Battle of Rafa is fought near the Egyptian border with Palestine. (9. January 1917)