April 1917

Monday 02:

The first woman ever elected to the U.S. Congress, Jeannette Rankin, takes her seat as a representative from Montana.

World War I: United States declares war on Germany (see Wilson's address to Congress).

The battle begins with Canadian forces executing a massive assault on the Vimy Ridge.

Vladimir Lenin returns to Petrograd (present-day Saint Petersburg) from exile in Finland.

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