American swimmer Michael Phelps becomes the first person to win eight gold medals at one Olympic Games. Michael Phelps is an American former competitive swimmer…
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17 August 1945
The novella Animal Farm by George Orwell is first published. George Orwell’s Animal Farm is a political allegory published in 1945, using a group of…
17 August 1945
The novella Animal Farm by George Orwell is first published. Animal Farm is a novella written by George Orwell, first published in 1945. The book…
17 August 1918
Bolshevik revolutionary leader Moisei Uritsky is assassinated. Moisei Solomonovich Uritsky was a prominent Bolshevik revolutionary leader who played a significant role during the early days…
17 August 1896
Bridget Driscoll became the first recorded case of a pedestrian killed in a collision with a motor car in the United Kingdom.
17 August 2005
Over 500 bombs are set off by terrorists at 300 locations in 63 out of the 64 districts of Bangladesh.
17 August 2005
Over 500 bombs are set off by terrorists at 300 locations in 63 out of the 64 districts of Bangladesh
17 August 2008
American swimmer Michael Phelps becomes the first person to win eight gold medals at one Olympic Games. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Phelps’]
17 August 2005
Forced evacuation of settlers first begins, as part of Israeli disengagement from Gaza. The Israeli disengagement from Gaza, also known as “Gaza expulsion” and “Hitnatkut”,…
17 August 1950
American POWs are shot to death by the North Korean Army in what is called the ‘Hill 303 massacre’.