Today in
World War I History
World War I History
1917 - The U.S. Congress passed the Espionage Act. The act made it a crime for any person to provide information intended to interfere with the U.S. armed forces in the war effort or to aid any of the country's enemies. Anyone found guilty would be subject to a fine of $10,000 and a prison sentence of 20 years.
1918 - The main Austrian offensive of the Battle of the Piave River took place.
| "There is a price which is too great to pay for peace, and that price can be put in one word. One cannot pay the price of self-respect." - President Woodrow Wilson |
