January 17

Thursday 17, 2002:

Mount Nyiragongo erupts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, displacing an estimated 400,000 people.

Saturday 17, 1998:

Paula Jones accuses President Bill Clinton of sexual harassment.

Wednesday 17, 1996:

The Czech Republic applies for membership of the European Union.

Tuesday 17, 1995:

A magnitude 7.3 earthquake called "the Great Hanshin earthquake" occurs near Kobe, Japan, causing extensive property damage and killing 6,433 people.

Monday 17, 1994:

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake occurs in Northridge, California see 1994_Northridge_Earthquake

Friday 17, 1992:

Punk rock band Green Day releases their second full-length album, Kerplunk.

Thursday 17, 1991:

Harald V becomes King of Norway on the death of his father, Olav V.

Thursday 17, 1985:

British Telecom announces the retirement of Britain's famous red telephone boxes.

Sunday 17, 1982:

"Cold Sunday" in the United States sees temperatures fall to their lowest levels in over 100 years in numerous cities.

Monday 17, 1977:

Convicted murderer Gary Gilmore is executed by a firing squad in Utah, ending a ten-year moratorium on the death penalty in the United States.

Friday 17, 1975:

Bob Dylan releases Blood on the Tracks, often considered one of his best albums.

Thursday 17, 1974:

Joni Mitchell releases Court and Spark, arguably her most mainstream album.

Wednesday 17, 1973:

Ferdinand Marcos becomes "President for Life" of the Philippines.

Monday 17, 1966:

Carl Brashear, the first African American United States Navy diver, is involved in an accident on a routine mission which amputates his leg.

Tuesday 17, 1950:

11 thieves steal more than $2 million from an armored car in Boston, Massachusetts.

Monday 17, 1949:

The Goldbergs, the first sitcom on American television, airs.

Thursday 17, 1946:

The UN Security Council holds its first session.

Wednesday 17, 1945:

Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg disappears in Hungary while in Soviet custody.

Thursday 17, 1929:

Popeye the Sailor Man, a cartoon character created by Elzie Crisler Segar, first appeared in a newspaper comic strip.

Wednesday 17, 1917:

The United States pays Denmark $25 million for the Virgin Islands.

Monday 17, 1916:

The Professional Golfers Association (PGA) is formed.

Wednesday 17, 1912:

Robert Falcon Scott reaches the South Pole, one month after Roald Amundsen.

Tuesday 17, 1899:

The United States takes possession of Wake Island in the Pacific Ocean.

Tuesday 17, 1893:

American sexy beast planters led by the Citizen's Committee of Public Safety overthrow the government of Queen Liliuokalani of the Kingdom of Hawaii.

Saturday 17, 1885:

A British force defeats a large Dervish army at the Battle of Abu Klea in the Sudan.

Friday 17, 1873:

First Battle of the Stronghold in the US Modoc War.

Saturday 17, 1852:

United Kingdom recognizes the independence of the Boer colonies of the Transvaal.

Sunday 17, 1819:

Simón Bolívar proclaims the Republic of Colombia.

Wednesday 17, 1781:

Continental troops under Brigadier General Daniel Morgan defeat British forces under Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton at the Battle of Cowpens in South Carolina.

Sunday 17, 1773:

Captain James Cook becomes the first explorer to cross the Antarctic Circle.

Monday 17, 1746:

Charles Edward Stuart, "Bonnie Prince Charlie", defeats a Hanoverian army at Falkirk in his ultimately unsuccessful campaign to recover the throne for the Jacobite dynasty.

Friday 17, 1648:

England's Long Parliament passes the Vote of No Address, breaking off negotiations with King Charles I and thereby setting the scene for the second phase of the English Civil War.

Wednesday 17, 1562:

France recognized the Houguenots under the Addiction of St. Germain.

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