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SEPTEMBER 17, 2018
The Israeli Air Force conducted missile strikes that hit multiple targets in western Syria, including one that accidentally downed a Russian plane.
The Israeli Air Force operates as the aerial and space warfare branch of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). It was founded on Read More
SEPTEMBER 17, 1859
Disgruntled with the legal and political structures of the United States, Joshua Norton (pictured) distributed letters to various newspapers in San Francisco proclaiming himself to be Emperor Norton.
San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is a commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. With a Read More
SEPTEMBER 17, 1176
Byzantine–Seljuk wars: At the Battle of Myriokephalon in Phrygia, the Seljuq Turks prevented Byzantine forces from taking the interior of Anatolia.
The Byzantine–Seljuk wars were a series of conflicts in the Middle Ages between the Byzantine Empire and the Seljuk Sultanate. They shifted Read More
SEPTEMBER 17, 1894
John Hyrum Koyle, a controversial Mormon bishop, began excavating the Dream Mine, which he believed would provide financial support to members of the LDS Church.
John Hyrum Koyle was an American religious leader who was bishop in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and is Read More
SEPTEMBER 17, 1985
Four years after AIDS was first identified in the United States, Ronald Reagan publicly acknowledged AIDS (video featured) for the first time.
The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a retrovirus that attacks the immune system. It is a preventable disease. It can be managed Read More
SEPTEMBER 17, 1970
The Jordanian army entered Amman as part of operations to oust Palestinian fedayeen from the country in events later known as Black September (smoke over city pictured).
Amman is the capital and the largest city of Jordan, and the country's economic, political, and cultural center. With a population of Read More
SEPTEMBER 17, 1630
Puritan settlers from England founded the city of Boston in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, naming it after Boston, Lincolnshire, the origin of several prominent colonists.
The Puritans were English Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries who sought to rid the Church of England of what they Read More
SEPTEMBER 17, 1914
Andrew Fisher, who in his previous term as premier oversaw a period of reform unmatched in the Commonwealth until the 1940s, became Prime Minister of Australia for the third time.
Andrew Fisher was an Australian politician and trade unionist who served as the fifth prime minister of Australia from 1908 to 1909, Read More
SEPTEMBER 17, 1939
Second World War: The Royal Navy lost its first warship in the war when German submarine U-29 torpedoed and sank HMS Courageous.
World War II or the Second World War was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all Read More
SEPTEMBER 17, 1849
Harriet Tubman (pictured) escaped from slavery in the U.S. state of Maryland, and later orchestrated the rescues of other slaves via the Underground Railroad.
Harriet Tubman was an American abolitionist and social activist. After escaping slavery, Tubman made some 13 missions to rescue approximately 70 enslaved Read More
SEPTEMBER 17, 1862
American Civil War: Almost 23,000 total casualties were suffered at the Battle of Antietam near Sharpsburg, Maryland, where Confederate and Union troops fought to a tactical stalemate.
The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy, which was formed in Read More
SEPTEMBER 17, 1962
NASA announced the Next Nine astronauts (pictured) selected for the purpose of landing on the moon.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the US federal government responsible for the United States's civil space Read More
SEPTEMBER 17, 1793
War of the Pyrenees: Forces from the French Army of the Eastern Pyrenees defeated two divisions of the Army of Catalonia, ending the furthest Spanish encroachment in their invasion of Roussillon.
The War of the Pyrenees, also known as War of Roussillon or War of the Convention, was the Pyrenean front of the Read More
SEPTEMBER 17, 1939
World War II: The Soviet Union invaded Poland from the east, sixteen days after Nazi Germany's attack on the country from the west.
World War II or the Second World War was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all Read More
SEPTEMBER 17, 2001
American president George W. Bush delivered remarks at the Islamic Center of Washington (pictured) condemning Islamophobia in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks.
George Walker Bush is an American politician and businessman who was the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009. Read More
SEPTEMBER 17, 1878
A British surveyor was detained by the Zulu on the border with the Colony of Natal; a demand for reparations for the incident formed part of an ultimatum that led to the Anglo-Zulu War.
On 17 September 1878, a British surveyor for the Colony of Natal and a trader were detained by the Zulu while on Read More
SEPTEMBER 17, 1658
Portuguese Restoration War: Having crossed the Minho and entered Portuguese territory, a Spanish army was victorious in the Battle of Vilanova.
The Restoration War, historically known as the Acclamation War, was the war between Portugal and Spain that began with the Portuguese revolution Read More
SEPTEMBER 17, 1382
Following Louis I's death without a male heir, his daughter Mary was crowned with the title of King of Hungary.
Louis I, also Louis the Great or Louis the Hungarian, was King of Hungary and Croatia from 1342 and King of Poland Read More
SEPTEMBER 17, 1775
American Revolutionary War: The Continental Army under Richard Montgomery began the Siege of Fort St. Jean in the British province of Quebec.
The American Revolutionary War, also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was the armed conflict that comprised the Read More

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