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Major Events of 1917

 

  • Russian Revolution
  • Lenin Returns to Russia
  • Bolsheviks sieze power in Russia
  • British gain control of Palestine
  • U.S. enters WWI

    Sports Highlights

    World Series: Chicago White Sox vs. NY Giants Series: 4-2

    Nobel Prizes

    Chemistry
    The prize money was allocated to the Special Fund of this prize section.

    Literature
    The prize was divided equally between: GJELLERUP, KARL ADOLPH, Denmark, b. 1857, d. 1919: "for his varied and rich poetry, which is inspired by lofty ideals" PONTOPPIDAN, HENRIK, Denmark, b. 1857, d. 1943: "for his authentic descriptions of present-day life in Denmark"

    Peace
    COMITƒ INTERNATIONAL DE LA CROIX ROUGE (INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE REDCROSS) , Geneva.

    Physiology or Medicine
    The prize money was allocated to the Special Fund of this prize section.

    Physics
    BARKLA, CHARLES GLOVER, Great Britain, Edinburgh University, b. 1877, d. 1944: "for his discovery of the characteristic Ršntgen radiation of the elements"

    Pulitzer Prize

    History: J.J. Jusserand..."With Americans of Past and Present Days"