2014 Lao People's Liberation Army Air Force An-74 crash
2014
A military plane crash in northern Laos kills 17 people..
May-17
Historical Events on May 17
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Pamir Airways Flight 112
Pamir Airways Flight 112 crashes in Afghanistan's Shakardara District, killing 44.
2010
North Korea
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.
2007
USS Oriskany
The aircraft carrier USS Oriskany is sunk in the Gulf of Mexico as an artificial reef.
2006
Same-sex marriage
The first legal same-sex marriages in the U.S. are performed in the state of Massachusetts.
2004
Arsenal F.C.
2000
Arsenal and Galatasaray fans clash in the 2000 UEFA Cup Final riots in Copenhagen.
Laurent-Désiré Kabila
Troops of Laurent-Désiré Kabila march into Kinshasa. Zaire is officially renamed Democratic Republic of the Congo.
1997
1995 San Diego tank rampage
Shawn Nelson steals an M60 tank from the California Army National Guard Armory in San Diego and proceeds to go on a rampage.
1995
Malawi
Malawi holds its first multi-party elections.
1994
Black May (1992)
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.
1992
World Health Organization
1990
The General Assembly of the World Health Organization (WHO) eliminates homosexuality from the list of psychiatric diseases..
IranâIraq War
IranâIraq 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.
1987
Charles III
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.
1984
United States Department of Energy
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 [1.9 kt]), in response to the Appalachian Observer's Freedom of Information Act request.
1983
Lebanon
Lebanon, Israel, and the United States sign an agreement on Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon.
1983
Chun Doo-hwan
1980
General Chun Doo-hwan of South Korea seizes control of the government and declares martial law in order to suppress student demonstrations..
Maoism
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.
1980
Nolan Bushnell
Nolan Bushnell opened the first Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre (later renamed Chuck E. Cheese) in San Jose, California.
1977
The Troubles
The Troubles: Thirty-three civilians are killed and 300 injured when the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) detonates four car bombs in Dublin and Monaghan, Ireland.
1974
Los Angeles Police Department
Police in Los Angeles raid the Symbionese Liberation Army's headquarters, killing six members, including Camilla Hall.
1974
Watergate scandal
1973
Watergate scandal: Televised hearings begin in the United States Senate..
Venera
Venera program: Soviet Venera 6 begins its descent into the atmosphere of Venus, sending back atmospheric data before being crushed by pressure.
1969
Six-Day War
Six-Day War: President Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt demands dismantling of the peace-keeping UN Emergency Force in Egypt.
1967
Supreme Court of the United States
The United States Supreme Court hands down a unanimous decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, outlawing racial segregation in public schools.
1954
Delta Air Lines Flight 318
Delta Air Lines Flight 318 crashes near Marshall, Texas, killing 19.
1953
Operation Chastise
1943
World War II: Dambuster Raids commence by No. 617 Squadron RAF..
World War II
World War II: Germany occupies Brussels, Belgium.
1940
Columbia Lions
The Columbia Lions and the Princeton Tigers play in the United States' first televised sporting event, a collegiate baseball game in New York City.
1939
Spanish Civil War
Spanish Civil War: The Largo Caballero government resigns in the wake of the Barcelona May Days, leading Juan NegrĂn to form a government, without the anarcho-syndicalist CNT, in its stead.
1937
Vidkun Quisling
Vidkun Quisling and Johan Bernhard Hjort form Nasjonal Samling â the national-socialist party of Norway.
1933
Liberal Party (UK)
1915
The last British Liberal Party government (led by H. H. Asquith) falls..
Protocol of Corfu
The Protocol of Corfu is signed, recognising full autonomy to Northern Epirus under nominal Albanian sovereignty.
1914
Valerios Stais
Greek archaeologist Valerios Stais discovers the Antikythera mechanism, an ancient mechanical analog computer.
1902
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
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.
1900
Aristides (horse)
Aristides wins the first Kentucky Derby with the jockey Oliver Lewis (2:37.75).
1875
International Telecommunication Union
1865
The International Telegraph Union (later the International Telecommunication Union) is established in Paris..
RosalĂa de Castro
RosalĂa de Castro publishes Cantares Gallegos, the first book in the Galician language.
1863
American Civil War
American Civil War: During the Vicksburg campaign, Union forces under John A. McClernand defeat a Confederate rearguard and capture around 1,700 men at the Battle of Big Black River Bridge.
1863
Melbourne Football Club
Members of the Melbourne Football Club codified the first rules of Australian rules football.
1859
Military occupation
Occupation of Monaco changes from French to Austrian.
1814
Constitution of Norway
1814
The Constitution of Norway is signed and Crown Prince Christian Frederick of Denmark is elected King of Norway by the Norwegian Constituent Assembly..
Napoleon
Emperor Napoleon I orders the annexation of the Papal States to the French Empire.
1809
Muhammad Ali of Egypt
Muhammad Ali becomes WÄli of Egypt.
1805
New York Stock Exchange
The New York Stock Exchange is formed under the Buttonwood Agreement.
1792
Siege of Quebec (1760)
French forces besieging Quebec retreat after the Royal Navy arrives to relieve the British garrison.
1760
Seven Years' War
1756
Seven Years' War formally begins when Great Britain declares war on France..
Louis Jolliet
Louis Jolliet and Jacques Marquette begin exploring the Mississippi River.
1673
Battle of Zusmarshausen
An allied French and Swedish army defeats Imperial and Bavarian forces in the Battle of Zusmarshausen.
1648
Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve
Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve founds the Ville Marie de Montréal.
1642
Anne of Denmark
Anne of Denmark is crowned Queen of Scotland.
1590
George Boleyn, Viscount Rochford
1536
George Boleyn, 2nd Viscount Rochford and four other men are executed for treason..
Henry VIII
Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn's marriage is annulled.
1536
PĂĄnfilo de NarvĂĄez
PĂĄnfilo de NarvĂĄez departs Spain to explore Florida with 600 men â by 1536 only four survive.
1527
Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham
Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for treason.
1521
Battle of Rovine
Battle of Rovine: The Wallachians defeat an invading Ottoman army.
1395