It was Thursday, under the sign of Leo. The US president was Woodrow Wilson (Democratic). Famous people born on this day include Matt Christopher(American author) and Roque Cordero(Panamanian composer and educator).
Albert Einstein said "The theory of relativity is being warmly received within the professionacommunity. How is it possible that our civilized age is at the same time so evil? I am becoming more and more convinced that everything counts for very little, apart from the love of one’s neighbour and friendship between people."
Joseph Stalin said "We need to discard the outmoded perception that only Europe can show us the way. There is dogmatic Marxism and creative Marxism. I stand on the ground of the latter."
Paul Signac painted Antibes
Source: https://www.wikiart.org/en/paul-signac/antibes-1917
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If you know some interesting or important from your national history what happened that day please put in the comment.
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https://steemit.com/back100years/@petrvl/back-100-years-wednesday-15-august-1917