May 17

Saturday 17, 2003:

Mozilla Firefox. Browser renamed from Phoenix to Firebird.

Wednesday 17, 1967:

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

Monday 17, 1954:

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

Sunday 17, 1863:

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

Tuesday 17, 1814:

Norwegian constitution signed and the Danish Crown Prince Christian Fredrik elected King of Norway by the Constitutional assembly.

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