17 July 1048

Damasus II is elected pope, and dies 23 days later. Pope Damasus II, originally named Poppo of Brixen, was elected to the papacy in 1048…

17 July 2014

Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, a Boeing 777, crashes near the border of Ukraine and Russia after being shot down. All 298 people on board are…

17 July 1962

Nuclear weapons testing: The “Small Boy” test shot Little Feller I becomes the last atmospheric test detonation at the Nevada National Security Site. Operation Dominic…

17 July 1996

TWA Flight 800: Off the coast of Long Island, New York, a Paris-bound TWA Boeing 747 explodes, killing all 230 on board.

17 July 1955

Disneyland is dedicated and opened by Walt Disney in Anaheim, California [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disneyland’]

17 July 1902

Willis Carrier creates the first air conditioner. On July 17, 1902, a young research engineer initialed a set of mechanical drawings designed to solve a…

17 July 2014

Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 is shot down near the border between Ukraine and Russia. A Malaysia Airlines passenger jet crashed in a rebel-controlled part of…