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…
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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…