The day
It was Monday, under the sign of Virgo. The US president was Woodrow Wilson (Democratic). Famous people born on this day include Gianni Agus(Italian actor with a career in film, television, and theatre since 1938) and Peanuts Lowrey(American baseball player coach and manager (d. 1986)).
The soldiers
American soldiers are wandering around London, spending their pay at the best restaurants, and introducing the locals to the game of craps and letting them win... at first. But they can’t figure out British coinage, so it probably evens out.
The Little American
It was a release day of film The Little American. It is a 1917 American silent romantic war drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille. The film stars Mary Pickford (who also served as producer) as an American woman who is in love with both a German and a French soldier during World War I.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Little_American
The Baseball
On Aug. 27, 1917, Cleveland lost 11-9 to Washington at Dunn Field in a then-unheard of, now normal, 3-hour, 10-minute game.
Source: http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2016/08/cleveland_indians_history_a_19.html
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