jan 1, 1917 - Zimmerman telegraph intercepted by US
Description:
On this day in 1917, the text of the so-called Zimmermann Telegram, a message from the German foreign secretary, Arthur Zimmermann, to the German ambassador to Mexico proposing a Mexican-German alliance in the case of war between the United States and Germany, is published on the front pages of newspapers across America.Sources:
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Date:
jan 1, 1917
Now
~ 107 years ago
