WHAT ALL HAPPENED MARCH TO JUNE 1917
Find out what all happened March to June 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 first U.S. troops arrive in France to fight alongside Britain and France against Germany in World War I. (26. June 1917)

World War I: Baghdad falls to Anglo-Indian forces commanded by General Stanley Maude. (11. March 1917)

The Great Atlanta fire of 1917 causes $5.5 million in damages, destroying some 300 acres including 2,000 homes, businesses and churches, displacing about 10,000 people but leading to only one fatality (due to heart attack). (21. May 1917)

In a game against the Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox pitcher Ernie Shore retires 26 batters in a row after replacing Babe Ruth, who had been ejected for punching the umpire. (23. June 1917)

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

King Alexander assumes the throne of Greece after his father Constantine I abdicates under pressure by allied armies occupying Athens. (11. June 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)

Jeannette Rankin of Montana becomes the first female member of the United States House of Representatives. (4. March 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 United States Senate votes to limit filibusters by adopting the cloture rule. (8. March 1917)

World War I: Battle of Messines – Allied soldiers detonated ammonal mines underneath German trenches at Messines Ridge, killing 10,000 German troops. (7. June 1917)

World War I: The United States declares war on Germany (see President Woodrow Wilson's address to Congress). (6. April 1917)

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

The United States takes possession of the Danish West Indies after paying $25 million to Denmark, and renames the territory the United States Virgin Islands. (31. March 1917)

Tsar Nicholas II of Russia abdicates the Russian throne and his brother the Grand Duke becomes Tsar. (15. March 1917)

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

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

World War I: Canadian forces successfully complete the taking of Vimy Ridge from the Germans. (12. April 1917)

World War I: Conscription begins in the United States as "Army registration day". (5. June 1917)