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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 22. Chapters: 1917 in aviation, 1917 in poetry, List of shipwrecks in 1917, List of state leaders in 1917, List of sovereign states in 1917, Soviet Republic of Naissaar, List of ship commissionings in 1917, 1917 in art, 1917 in science, List of colonial governors in 1917, 1917 in archaeology. Excerpt: Year 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Sunday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar. Below, events of World War I have the "WWI" prefix. January 26 - The sea defences at the English village of Hallsands are breached, leading to all but one of the houses becoming uninhabitable.January 28 - The United States ends its search for Pancho Villa.January 30 - Pershing's troops in Mexico begin withdrawing back to the United States. They reach Columbus, New Mexico February 5.January 31 - WWI: Germany announces its U-boats will engage in unrestricted submarine warfare. President Woodrow Wilson of the United States announces to Congress the breaking of diplomatic relations with Germany March 2 - The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.March 4 March 8 March 10 - The Province of Batangas is formally founded as one of the Philippines' first encomiendas.March 11 - Mexican Revolution: Venustiano Carranza is elected president of Mexico; the United States gives de jure recognition of his government.March 12 - The Duma declares a provisional government.March 15 (N.S.) (March 2, O.S.) - Tsar Nicholas II of Russia abdicates his throne for his son.March 17 (N.S.) (March 4, O.S.) - Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia refuses the throne, and power passes to the newly formed Provisional Government under Prince Georgy Lvov.March 25 - The Georgian Orthodox Church restores the...