July 17
Friday 17, 1981:
Hyatt Regency walkway collapse: Two skywalks filled with people at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri collapse into a crowded atrium lobby killing 114.
Sunday 17, 1955:
Disneyland opens in Anaheim, California.
Sunday 17, 1791:
Massacre at the Champ de Mars, Paris, during the French Revolution. 1200-1500 people were killed, including women and children.
Saturday 17, 1762:
Catherine II becomes tzar of Russia upon the murder of Peter III of Russia.
Thursday 17, 1203:
Fourth Crusade captures Constantinople by assault; the Byzantine emperor Alexius III Angelus flees from his capital into exile.
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