Politics and Government Stories
Elections, treaties, laws and the work of governments, one date at a time. Each story sticks to what is documented and lists its sources.
1917
1917 · Politics
The Bolsheviks Take Control of Key Points in Petrograd
November 7, 19171917
1917 · Politics
The Balfour Declaration Is Issued
November 2, 19171917
1917 · Politics
New Yorkers march silently against racial violence
July 28, 19171917
1917 · Politics
The Georgian Orthodox Church reasserts its independence
March 25, 19171915
1915 · Politics
New York’s Suffrage Parade Puts Voting Rights on the Street
October 23, 19151915
1915 · Politics
Italy agrees to join the Entente in a secret treaty
April 26, 19151913
1913 · Politics
The Federal Reserve Act Becomes Law
December 23, 19131913
1913 · Politics
Gandhi Is Arrested During the Transvaal March
November 6, 19131913
1913 · Politics
George I of Greece is assassinated in Thessaloniki
March 18, 19131912
1912 · Politics
Shot Before a Speech: Theodore Roosevelt’s Milwaukee Campaign Stop
October 14, 19121911
1911 · Politics
Delhi Is Announced as India's New Capital
December 12, 19111908
1908 · Politics