17 February in World History

364 - Roman Emperor Valentinian I Appoints His Brother Flavius Valens Co-Emperor.

17 February in World Histroy


1864 - The H.L. Hunley, The First Submarine To Sink An Enemy Ship, Sinks During A Test Run, Killing All Eight Crew Members.
1904 - Madama Butterfly, An Opera By Italian Composer Giacomo Puccini, Premieres At La Scala In Milan, Italy.


1933 - The Blaine Act Ends Prohibition In The United States.
1944 - The Battle Of Eniwetok Atoll Begins During World War Ii, With U.S. Forces Invading The Japanese-Held Island. 
1964 - The Beatles Arrive In New York City For Their First U.S. Tour And Perform On The Ed Sullivan Show.
1996 - World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov Defeats The Ibm Computer Deep Blue In A Six-Game Match.
2014 - The Ukrainian Revolution Of 2014 Begins, With Protesters Occupying Independence Square In Kiev And Demanding The Resignation Of President Viktor Yanukovych.


17 February in World Histroy

 

1801 - An Electoral Tie Between Thomas Jefferson And Aaron Burr Is Resolved By The House Of Representatives, Which Elects Jefferson As The Third President Of The United States.
1865 - Columbia, South Carolina, Is Burned By Union Forces During The American Civil War.
1909 - Apache Leader Geronimo Dies Of Pneumonia At Fort Sill, Oklahoma.
1925 - The New Yorker Magazine Publishes Its First Issue.

1949 - Chaim Weizmann Becomes The First President Of Israel.
1972 - Volkswagen Beetle Surpasses The Production Record Previously Held By Ford's Model T, Becoming The Most-Produced Car In History.
2008 - Kosovo Declares Independence From Serbia, Becoming The World's Newest Independent State.
2020 - American Astronaut Christina Koch Returns To Earth After Spending A Record-Breaking 328 Days In Space.

17 February in World Histroy


 
1867 - The First Ship Passes Through The Suez Canal, Which Had Opened Just A Few Months Earlier.
1905 - The Supreme Court Of The United States Declares The Lochner V. New York Decision, Which Invalidated A New York Law Limiting The Hours That Bakers Could Work, To Be Unconstitutional.
1913 - The Armory Show Opens In New York City, Introducing Many Americans To Modern Art For The First Time.
1933 - The Blaine Act Is Signed Into Law, Repealing Prohibition In The United States.
1979 - China Invades Vietnam, Beginning The Brief But Bloody Sino-Vietnamese War.
1992 - Serial Killer Jeffrey Dahmer Is Sentenced To Life In Prison For The Murder And Dismemberment Of 15 Young Men And Boys.

17 February in World Histroy

2018 - A Mass Shooting Occurs At Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School In Parkland, Florida, Leaving 17 People Dead And 17 Others Injured..


17 February in World Histroy

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