The Day
It was Friday, under the sign of Virgo. The US president was Woodrow Wilson (Democratic). Famous people born on this day include Paul Duhomme(France Military man) and Dennis James(Wrestling announcer).
The Idiot
Pierre Pascal said "A great discovery. I read Dostoevsky’s The Idiot from start to finish, unable to tear myself away. There is a character in the book called Myshkin – an idiot, a Christian, meek and kind with human frailties; a young boy, Kolya; a general’s wife - kind-hearted, but excitable woman; and another woman, Nastasya Filippovna, who has been corrupted through no fault of her own.
It is difficult to understand all these complex characters, because they contradict themselves, just as real life does, and they are all rather sickly and excitable, because Dostoevsky thought anyone worthy of being called a human being should by definition be excessively sad and too bewildered to keep a calm head on his shoulders. And last of all, as far as the author is concerned, this terrible work springs from his own memory of his last minutes when he was condemned to death."
The Damage
Geoffrey K Rose painted damaged Vlamertinghe Church by bomb.
Source: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/23227
The cartoon
Chicago Tribune cartoon - "Uncle and Anti"
Source: http://imgur.com/a/TZWXN
The War
German forces take Riga. Russian soldiers are simply refusing to fight at this point.
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If you know some interesting or important from your national history what happened that day please put in the comment.
Yesterday post:
https://steemit.com/back100years/@petrvl/back-100-years-thursday-23-august-1917