1917Events January 2 The Royal Bank of Canada takes over Quebec Bank. January 22 World War I: President Woodrow Wilson calls for "peace without victory" in Europe. January 25 The Danish West Indies is sold to the United States for $25 million January 25 Anti-	1917 in musicSee also 1916 in music, other events of 1917, 1918 in music and the list of 'years in music'. Events May 12 Bela Bartok's ballet The Wooden Prince is premiered in Budapest First Jazz recordings made by the Original Dixieland Jass Band First African Americ	1917 in filmSee also 1916 in film 1917 1918 in film years in film film Events Technicolor is introduced Top grossing films Cleopatra Movies released Movies released in 1917 include: The Adventurer a Charlie Chaplin short. Bucking Broadway directed by John Ford. The B
1917 in literatureSee also 1916 in literature, other events of 1917, 1918 in literature, list of years in literature. Events June 4 The very first Pulitzer Prizes are awarded: Laura E. Richards, Maude H. Elliott, and Florence Hall receive the first Pulitzer for a biography	1917 Pulitzer PrizeThe 1917 Pulitzer Prizes were the very first to be presented. There were only four categories the others that had been specified in Joseph Pulitzer's bequest were phased in over the next few years. The winners were: Journalism awards editorial writing: no	1917 in scienceSee also Other events of 1917 List of years in science. 1916 in science 1917 in science 1918 in science. 1917 in science and technology Mathematics Paul Ehrenfest gives conditional principle a three dimensional space, Physics Albert Einstein introduces th
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