The events and anniversaries: Report: 1881 - China and Russia sign the Sino-Russian Ili Treaty. Report: 1917 - World War I: The U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom is given the "Zimmermann Telegram", in which Germany pledges to ensure the return of New Mexico, Texas, and Arizona to Mexico if that country declares war on the United States. Report: 1945 - Egyptian Premier Ahmed Maher Pasha is...