It was Sunday, under the sign of Leo. The US president was Woodrow Wilson (Democratic). Famous people born on this day include Douglas Gunsekera(banker) and Angèle Vannier(Breton poet who died on 2 December 1980).
Still was war and Joseph Stalin sad: "The situation has fundamentally changed. Our tactics should change accordingly. Previously we stood for a peaceful transfer of power to the Soviets. Now the resolutions of the Soviets are being ignored. Now, the existing dictatorship must be overthrown before power can be taken. The overthrow of the imperialist dictatorship of the bourgeoise - this should now be the next slogan of the party."
The US refused to grant passports to the American delegates to the Stockholm socialist peace congress.
Population of Earth was 1 657 000 000. And 1 329 000 000 was in the war.
But event in the war people play foodball
Fußballspiel im Lager Blandford Dorset 1917 - Western Front
Source: http://www.europeana.eu/portal/record/2020601/attachments_223872_19617_223872_original_223872_jpg.html?utm_source=api&utm_medium=api&utm_campaign=api2demo
New-York tribune wrote about fashion
Source: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83030214/1917-08-12/ed-1/?sp=9
If you know some interesting or important from your national history what happened that day please put in the comment.
Yesterday post:
https://steemit.com/back100years/@petrvl/100-years-back-saturday-11-august-1917