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Marcel Duchamp’s Fountain is a porcelain urinal presented as an artwork in 1917. The piece, titled ‘R. Mutt,’ provoked significant debate about artistic creation and value by redefining what constitutes art. It is notable for its Dadaist conceptual approach and its lasting impact on the development...

The Converse Chuck Taylor All Star Low is a durable low-top sneaker constructed primarily of canvas. Originally developed in 1917 for basketball use, it gained widespread popularity as a casual shoe. Its iconic design and comfortable fit make it suitable for everyday wear. The shoe remains a staple...

SS Mont-Blanc was a French freighter built in Middlesbrough, England, and requisitioned by the French government to transport munitions during World War I. On December 6, 1917, the ship collided with the Norwegian vessel SS Imo in Halifax Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada. The impact ignited the cargo of...

The Battle of Passchendaele, also known as the Third Battle of Ypres, was a major campaign fought on the Western Front in Belgium in 1917 during World War I. The Allied offensive, led by British and Empire forces, aimed to break through German lines but became infamous for its extremely muddy terrai...

"The Tasks of the Proletariat in Our Revolution" is a political pamphlet written by Vladimir Lenin in 1917. The text expands upon the arguments initially presented in his April Theses following the February Revolution. Lenin outlines a strategic transition from the bourgeois-democratic revolution to...

The Impending Catastrophe and How to Combat It is a political pamphlet written by Vladimir Lenin in 1917, prior to the October Revolution. Written amidst the economic turmoil of the First World War, the text outlines Lenin's analysis of the severe crisis facing Russia. To prevent national collapse,...

"La rondine" is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini, set to an Italian libretto by Giuseppe Adami. It premiered at the Opéra de Monte-Carlo in 1917, after originally being conceived for Vienna as an operetta in the style of Franz Lehár. The story follows Magda, a Parisian courtesan who abandon...

The Interstate Bridge is a pair of steel cantilever truss spans carrying Interstate 5 over the Columbia River between Portland, Oregon and Vancouver, Washington. The original span, opened in 1917, now carries southbound traffic, while a parallel northbound span opened in 1958. The bridges include ve...

SS Ivernia was a British ocean liner operated by the Cunard Line and later used as a troop transport during the First World War. On 1 January 1917, the German submarine UB-47 torpedoed the ship in the Mediterranean near Cape Matapan, Greece, while it was carrying troops. The vessel sank with the los...

The Metropolis Bridge, opened in 1917, is a cantilever span over the Ohio River at Metropolis, Illinois, carrying US Route 45 and linking Illinois with Kentucky.

SS Afric was a White Star Line steamship built by Harland and Wolff in Belfast and launched in 1898 for service as a passenger and cargo vessel. During the First World War she also carried troops and horses, completing several troopship voyages before returning to commercial duties. In February 1917...

The Third Battle of Ypres was a British-led Allied offensive on the Western Front in Belgium from July to November 1917. It sought to break through German positions around Ypres and gain access toward the Belgian coast, but the advance became associated with the fighting at Passchendaele and the sev...

The Battle of Cambrai was a First World War offensive fought in northern France from November 20 to December 7, 1917. British forces used a large concentration of tanks with artillery and infantry in an attack against German positions near Cambrai, achieving an important initial penetration before G...

The Battle of Caporetto, fought from 24 October to 19 November 1917 on the Italian Front of World War I, was a major offensive by Austro-Hungarian and German forces against the Italian army. Using infiltration tactics and poison gas in some sectors, the attackers broke through near Caporetto, now Ko...

The Fatal Ring is a 1917 American silent film serial directed by George B. Seitz. Pearl White stars as an adventuress who searches for a stolen diamond, giving the production a mixture of mystery, pursuit, and action. Released by Pathé, the serial belongs to the period when recurring cliffhangers an...

Patria is a 1917 American silent film serial directed by Theodore and Leopold Wharton and associated with World War I propaganda. Irene Castle stars in the production, which combines military and adventure elements with the episode-by-episode structure of a serial. It is intended for viewers studyin...