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History Events on May 17

By  Graham Brown  17 May   82 Views

History Events on May 17

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Battle of Rovine: The Wallachians defeat an invading Ottoman army.

#Battle_of_Rovine

In 1395

Emperor Napoleon I orders the annexation of the Papal States to the French Empire.

#Napoleon

In 1809

The first legal same-sex marriages in the U.S. are performed in the state of Massachusetts.

#Same-sex_marriage

In 2004

The U.S. Department of Energy declassifies documents showing world's largest mercury pollution event in Oak Ridge, Tennessee (ultimately found to be 4.2 million pounds), in response to the Appalachian Observer's Freedom of Information Act request.

#United_States_Department_of_Energy

In 1983

The children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum, is first published in the United States. The first copy is given to the author's sister.

#The_Wonderful_Wizard_of_Oz

In 1900

Trains from North and South Korea cross the 38th Parallel in a test-run agreed by both governments. This is the first time that trains have crossed the Demilitarized Zone since 1953.

#North_Korea

In 2007

The General Assembly of the World Health Organization (WHO) eliminates homosexuality from the list of psychiatric diseases.

#World_Health_Organization

In 1990

Malawi holds its first multi-party elections.

#Malawi

In 1994

Imperial Japanese forces defeat the remnants of the Tokugawa shogunate in the Battle of Hakodate to end the Boshin War.

#Empire_of_Japan

In 1869

Watergate scandal: Televised hearings begin in the United States Senate.

#Watergate_scandal

In 1973

Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve (1612-1676) founds the Ville Marie de Montréal.

#Paul_de_Chomedey,_Sieur_de_Maisonneuve

In 1642

The Protocol of Corfu is signed, recognising full autonomy to Northern Epirus under nominal Albanian sovereignty.

#Protocol_of_Corfu

In 1914

Iran-Iraq War: An Iraqi Dassault Mirage F1 fighter jet fires two missiles into the U.S. Navy warship USS Stark, killing 37 and injuring 21 of her crew.

#Iran-Iraq_War

In 1987

Rosalía de Castro publishes Cantares Gallegos, the first book in the Galician language.

#Rosalía_de_Castro

In 1863

Anne of Denmark is crowned Queen of Scotland.

#Anne_of_Denmark

In 1590

Aristides wins the first Kentucky Derby.

#Aristides_(horse)

In 1875

Six-Day War: President Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt demands dismantling of the peace-keeping UN Emergency Force in Egypt.

#Six-Day_War

In 1967

General Chun Doo-hwan of South Korea seizes control of the government and declares martial law in order to suppress student demonstrations.

#Chun_Doo-hwan

In 1980

The Troubles: Thirty-three civilians are killed and 300 injured when the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) detonates four car bombs in Dublin and Monaghan, Republic of Ireland.

#The_Troubles

In 1974

The aircraft carrier USS Oriskany is sunk in the Gulf of Mexico as an artificial reef.

#USS_Oriskany_(CV-34)

In 2006

Occupation of Monaco changes from French to Austrian.

#Military_occupation

In 1814

Louis Jolliet and Jacques Marquette begin exploring the Mississippi River.

#Louis_Jolliet

In 1673

Muhammad Ali becomes W?li of Egypt.

#Muhammad_Ali_of_Egypt

In 1805

Lebanon, Israel, and the United States sign an agreement on Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon.

#Lebanon

In 1983

Police in Los Angeles raid the Symbionese Liberation Army's headquarters, killing six members, including Camilla Hall.

#Los_Angeles_Police_Department

In 1974

Vidkun Quisling and Johan Bernhard Hjort form Nasjonal Samling — the national-socialist party of Norway.

#Vidkun_Quisling

In 1933

A plane crash in northern Laos kills 17 people.

#2014_Lao_People's_Liberation_Army_Air_Force_An-74_crash

In 2014

Nolan Bushnell opened the first Chuck E. Cheese's in San Jose, California.

#Nolan_Bushnell

In 1977

World War II: Germany occupies Brussels, Belgium.

#World_War_II

In 1940

The International Telegraph Union (later the International Telecommunication Union) is established in Paris.

#International_Telecommunication_Union

In 1865

Prince Charles calls a proposed addition to the National Gallery, London, a "monstrous carbuncle on the face of a much-loved and elegant friend", sparking controversies on the proper role of the Royal Family and the course of modern architecture.

#Charles,_Prince_of_Wales

In 1984

Second Boer War: British troops relieve Mafeking.

#Second_Boer_War

In 1900

Three days of popular protests against the government of Prime Minister of Thailand Suchinda Kraprayoon begin in Bangkok, leading to a military crackdown that results in 52 officially confirmed deaths, hundreds of injuries, many disappearances, and more than 3,500 arrests.

#Black_May_(1992)

In 1992

The New York Stock Exchange is formed under the Buttonwood Agreement.

#New_York_Stock_Exchange

In 1792

Arsenal and Galatasaray fans clash in the 2000 UEFA Cup Final riots in Copenhagen

In 2000

Troops of Laurent Kabila march into Kinshasa. Zaire is officially renamed Democratic Republic of the Congo.

In 1997

Shawn Nelson steals an M60 tank from the California Army National Guard Armory in San Diego and proceeds to go on a rampage.

In 1995

On the eve of presidential elections, Maoist guerrilla group Shining Path attacks a polling location in Chuschi (a town in Ayacucho), starting the Internal conflict in Peru.

In 1980

Venera program: Soviet Venera 6 begins its descent into the atmosphere of Venus, sending back atmospheric data before being crushed by pressure.

In 1969

The United States Supreme Court hands down a unanimous decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas.

In 1954

World War II: Dambuster Raids commence by No. 617 Squadron RAF.

In 1943

The Columbia Lions and the Princeton Tigers play in the United States' first televised sporting event, a collegiate baseball game in New York City.

In 1939

The last British Liberal Party government (led by H. H. Asquith) falls.

In 1915

Greek archaeologist Valerios Stais discovers the Antikythera mechanism, an ancient mechanical analog computer.

In 1902

Members of the Melbourne Football Club codified the first rules of Australian rules football.

In 1859

The Constitution of Norway is signed and Crown Prince Christian Frederick of Denmark is elected King of Norway by the Norwegian Constituent Assembly.

In 1814

Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn's marriage is annulled.

In 1536

George Boleyn, 2nd Viscount Rochford and four other men are executed for treason.

In 1536

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History Events on May 17

---

Battle of Rovine: The Wallachians defeat an invading Ottoman army.

#Battle_of_Rovine

In 1395

Emperor Napoleon I orders the annexation of the Papal States to the French Empire.

#Napoleon

In 1809

The first legal same-sex marriages in the U.S. are performed in the state of Massachusetts.

#Same-sex_marriage

In 2004

The U.S. Department of Energy declassifies documents showing world's largest mercury pollution event in Oak Ridge, Tennessee (ultimately found to be 4.2 million pounds), in response to the Appalachian Observer's Freedom of Information Act request.

#United_States_Department_of_Energy

In 1983

The children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum, is first published in the United States. The first copy is given to the author's sister.

#The_Wonderful_Wizard_of_Oz

In 1900

Trains from North and South Korea cross the 38th Parallel in a test-run agreed by both governments. This is the first time that trains have crossed the Demilitarized Zone since 1953.

#North_Korea

In 2007

The General Assembly of the World Health Organization (WHO) eliminates homosexuality from the list of psychiatric diseases.

#World_Health_Organization

In 1990

Malawi holds its first multi-party elections.

#Malawi

In 1994

Imperial Japanese forces defeat the remnants of the Tokugawa shogunate in the Battle of Hakodate to end the Boshin War.

#Empire_of_Japan

In 1869

Watergate scandal: Televised hearings begin in the United States Senate.

#Watergate_scandal

In 1973

Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve (1612-1676) founds the Ville Marie de Montréal.

#Paul_de_Chomedey,_Sieur_de_Maisonneuve

In 1642

The Protocol of Corfu is signed, recognising full autonomy to Northern Epirus under nominal Albanian sovereignty.

#Protocol_of_Corfu

In 1914

Iran-Iraq War: An Iraqi Dassault Mirage F1 fighter jet fires two missiles into the U.S. Navy warship USS Stark, killing 37 and injuring 21 of her crew.

#Iran-Iraq_War

In 1987

Rosalía de Castro publishes Cantares Gallegos, the first book in the Galician language.

#Rosalía_de_Castro

In 1863

Anne of Denmark is crowned Queen of Scotland.

#Anne_of_Denmark

In 1590

Aristides wins the first Kentucky Derby.

#Aristides_(horse)

In 1875

Six-Day War: President Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt demands dismantling of the peace-keeping UN Emergency Force in Egypt.

#Six-Day_War

In 1967

General Chun Doo-hwan of South Korea seizes control of the government and declares martial law in order to suppress student demonstrations.

#Chun_Doo-hwan

In 1980

The Troubles: Thirty-three civilians are killed and 300 injured when the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) detonates four car bombs in Dublin and Monaghan, Republic of Ireland.

#The_Troubles

In 1974

The aircraft carrier USS Oriskany is sunk in the Gulf of Mexico as an artificial reef.

#USS_Oriskany_(CV-34)

In 2006

Occupation of Monaco changes from French to Austrian.

#Military_occupation

In 1814

Louis Jolliet and Jacques Marquette begin exploring the Mississippi River.

#Louis_Jolliet

In 1673

Muhammad Ali becomes W?li of Egypt.

#Muhammad_Ali_of_Egypt

In 1805

Lebanon, Israel, and the United States sign an agreement on Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon.

#Lebanon

In 1983

Police in Los Angeles raid the Symbionese Liberation Army's headquarters, killing six members, including Camilla Hall.

#Los_Angeles_Police_Department

In 1974

Vidkun Quisling and Johan Bernhard Hjort form Nasjonal Samling — the national-socialist party of Norway.

#Vidkun_Quisling

In 1933

A plane crash in northern Laos kills 17 people.

#2014_Lao_People's_Liberation_Army_Air_Force_An-74_crash

In 2014

Nolan Bushnell opened the first Chuck E. Cheese's in San Jose, California.

#Nolan_Bushnell

In 1977

World War II: Germany occupies Brussels, Belgium.

#World_War_II

In 1940

The International Telegraph Union (later the International Telecommunication Union) is established in Paris.

#International_Telecommunication_Union

In 1865

Prince Charles calls a proposed addition to the National Gallery, London, a "monstrous carbuncle on the face of a much-loved and elegant friend", sparking controversies on the proper role of the Royal Family and the course of modern architecture.

#Charles,_Prince_of_Wales

In 1984

Second Boer War: British troops relieve Mafeking.

#Second_Boer_War

In 1900

Three days of popular protests against the government of Prime Minister of Thailand Suchinda Kraprayoon begin in Bangkok, leading to a military crackdown that results in 52 officially confirmed deaths, hundreds of injuries, many disappearances, and more than 3,500 arrests.

#Black_May_(1992)

In 1992

The New York Stock Exchange is formed under the Buttonwood Agreement.

#New_York_Stock_Exchange

In 1792

Arsenal and Galatasaray fans clash in the 2000 UEFA Cup Final riots in Copenhagen

In 2000

Troops of Laurent Kabila march into Kinshasa. Zaire is officially renamed Democratic Republic of the Congo.

In 1997

Shawn Nelson steals an M60 tank from the California Army National Guard Armory in San Diego and proceeds to go on a rampage.

In 1995

On the eve of presidential elections, Maoist guerrilla group Shining Path attacks a polling location in Chuschi (a town in Ayacucho), starting the Internal conflict in Peru.

In 1980

Venera program: Soviet Venera 6 begins its descent into the atmosphere of Venus, sending back atmospheric data before being crushed by pressure.

In 1969

The United States Supreme Court hands down a unanimous decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas.

In 1954

World War II: Dambuster Raids commence by No. 617 Squadron RAF.

In 1943

The Columbia Lions and the Princeton Tigers play in the United States' first televised sporting event, a collegiate baseball game in New York City.

In 1939

The last British Liberal Party government (led by H. H. Asquith) falls.

In 1915

Greek archaeologist Valerios Stais discovers the Antikythera mechanism, an ancient mechanical analog computer.

In 1902

Members of the Melbourne Football Club codified the first rules of Australian rules football.

In 1859

The Constitution of Norway is signed and Crown Prince Christian Frederick of Denmark is elected King of Norway by the Norwegian Constituent Assembly.

In 1814

Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn's marriage is annulled.

In 1536

George Boleyn, 2nd Viscount Rochford and four other men are executed for treason.

In 1536

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