Historical Events In 1917
May 21 The birth of Raymond Burr, American actor
May 13 Ernest Bloch's "Schelomo" premieres
May 27 Race riot in East St Louis IL, 1 black killed
May 02 The Drayton-Acworth report is produced being the findings of two out of three members of a Royal Commission which was set up in 1916. Sir Henry L. Drayton was Chairman of the Board of Railway Commissioners for Canada while William Ackworth came from London. The third member, who produced a minority report, was Alfred H. Smith, President of the New York Central Railway. The report recommends that the Government take over the Grand Trunk, the Grand Trunk Pacific and the Canadian Northern companies and operate them as one system together with the Intercolonial and the National Transcontinental Railway. The recommendations are accepted by the Government.
May 31 1First jazz record released (Dark Town Strutters Ball)
May 21 Leo Pinckney, first American drafted during WWI
May 03 Lt. Robert G. Combe (27th Cdn. Infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Corss at Acheville, France
May 11 Britain grants Royal Letters Patent to New Zealand
May 23 Dutch 2nd Chamber okays 1908 conscription draft
May 10 Atlantic ships get destroyer escorts to stop German attacks
May 20 Turkish Government authorizes Jews to return to Tel Aviv & Jaffa
May 03 Second attack on Bullecourt sector of Hindenburg Line in France
May 18 US passes Selective Service act
May 13 The first appearance of Mary to 3 shepherd children in Fatima, Portugal
May 21 SS City of Corinth, sunk by torpedo by the german submarine UB31 in the English Channel 12 miles SW of the Lizard penisular, Cornwall while en-route from Singapore to London with a general cargo
May 21 USS Ericsson fires first torpedo of war
May 04 Arabs sack Tel Aviv
May 29 The birth of John F. Kennedy, Former (35th) American President
Jan 17 The United States bought 50 of the Virgin Islands in the West Indies from Denmark for $25 million.
Jan 17 US pays Denmark $25 million for the Virgin Islands
Jan 29 English submarine K13 leaves Gaire Loch
Jan 08 Austria-Hungarian troops conquer Forlani Italy
Jan 19 Silvertown Essex's ammunition factory explodes; 300 die
Jan 24 The birth of Ernest Borgnine, American actor
Jan 24 Ernest Borgnine Academy Award-winning actor: Marty [1955], The Poseidon Adventure, The Dirty Dozen, McHale’s Navy was born
Jan 08 Canadian actress Mary Pickford, born Gladys Smith in Toronto, stars in a new silent film, Pride of the Clan
Jan 02 Royal Bank of Canada takes over Québec Bank
Jan 24 Ernest Borgnine Academy Award-winning actor Marty [1955], The Poseidon Adventure, The Dirty Dozen, McHale’s Navy was born
Jan 31 Germany notifies US that U-boats will attack neutral merchant ship
Jan 02 Royal Bank of Canada takes over Québec Bank
Jan 17 US pays Denmark $25 million for the Virgin Islands
Jan 31 Germany notifies US that U-boats will attack neutral merchant ship
Jan 25 The United States buy the Virgin islands for 25 million dollars
Jan 10 Navy places first production order for aerial photographic equipment.
Jan 17 The United States bought 50 of the Virgin Islands in the West Indies from Denmark for $25 million.
