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George Drumm writes the concert march "Hail, America" in New York City. The calendar year is the coolest averaged over the contiguous United States in mean temperature (average of 50.06 °F or 10.03 °C against a long-term average of 51.86 °F or 11.03 °C) [ 12 ] and minimum temperature (37.62 °F or 3.12 °C against a long-term average of 39. ...
The history of the United States from 1917 to 1945 was marked by World War I, the interwar period, the Great Depression, and World War II. The United States tried and failed to broker a peace settlement for World War I , then entered the war after Germany launched a submarine campaign against U.S. merchant ships that were supplying Germany's ...
2000); Dick Young, American sports journalist, baseball columnist for the New York Daily News for 45 years, in New York City (d. 1987) Born: Marsha Hunt, American actress, known for her roles in Born to the West, These Glamour Girls, and Johnny Got His Gun, member of the Committee for the First Amendment during the Hollywood blacklist, in ...
1917 – U.S. Virgin Islands purchased from Denmark; 1917 – Temperance movement leads to prohibition laws in 29 states; 1917–1919 – Silent Sentinels hold a vigil outside the White House gates in favor of women's suffrage, a nearly two–and–a–half year demonstration organized by Alice Paul and the National Woman's Party
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1917 was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar, the 1917th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 917th year of the 2nd millennium, the 17th year of the 20th century, and the 8th year of the 1910s decade. As of the start of 1917, the ...
Film director Sam Mendes' new war saga "1917" is up for three Golden Globes awards in Hollywood this weekend.
The People's Council of America for Democracy and the Terms of Peace was established in New York City in opposition to the United States entry into World War I. [ 19 ] The Brazilian football association Federação de Futebol do Estado do Espírito Santo was established in Vitória, Espírito Santo , Brazil .