Friday, November 17, 2017

History for November 17

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History for November 17 - On-This-Day.com
Bernard Law Montgomery (Britain) 1887, Rock Hudson 1925, Gordon Lightfoot 1938 - Singer 
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 Martin Scorsese 1942 - Director, Danny DeVito 1944 - Actor, Lorne Michaels 1944 - TV producer ("Saturday Night Live") 
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 1558 - Elizabeth I ascended the English throne upon the death of Queen Mary Tudor.
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 1796 - Catherine the Great of Russia died at the age of 67.
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 1869 - The Suez Canal opened in Egypt, linking the Mediterranean and the Red seas.
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 1903 - Russia's Social Democrats officially split into two groups - Bolsheviks and Mensheviks.
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 1913 - The steamship Louise became the first ship to travel through the Panama Canal.
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 1968 - NBC cut away from the final minutes of a New York Jets-Oakland Raiders game to begin a TV special, "Heidi," on schedule. The Raiders came from behind to beat the Jets 43-32.
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 1979 - Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini ordered the release of 13 female and black American hostages being held at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran.
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 1988 - Benazir Bhutto became the first woman leader of an Islamic country. She was elected in the first democratic elections in Pakistan in 11 years.
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