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April 17 is the 107th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (108th in leap years). There are 258 days remaining.
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- 1492 - Spain and Christopher Columbus sign a contract for him to sail to Asia to get spices.
- 1521 - Martin Luther speaks to the assembly at the Diet of Worms, refusing to recant his teachings.
- 1524 - Giovanni da Verrazano reaches New York harbor.
- 1861 - American Civil WarThe American Civil War was fought in the United States from 1861 until 1865 between the northern states, popularly referred to as "the U. the Union," " the North," or "the Yankees"; and the seceding southern states, commonly referred to as "the Confederat: VirginiaVirginia is one of the original 13 states of the United States that revolted against British rule in the American Revolution and is generally classified as part of the South. Its official name is the Commonwealth of Virginia it is one of four Commonwealth secedes from the UnionThe United States of America also referred to as the United States U. America ¹ or the States is a federal republic in central North America, stretching from the Atlantic in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west. It shares land borders with Canada in.
- 1864Events January March January 21 Maori Wars: The Tauranga Campaign starts. February 27 American Civil War: The first Northern prisoners arrive at the Confederate prison at Andersonville, Georgia. March 1- Alejandro Mon Menendez takes office as Prime Minist - American Civil War: Battle of Plymouth, North Carolina begins - ConfederateThe Confederate States of America CSA also known as the Confederacy was the confederacy formed by the southern states that seceded from the United States during the period of the American Civil War. The 11 states of the Confederacy were Alabama, Arkansas, forces attack Plymouth, North CarolinaPlymouth is a town located in Washington County, North Carolina. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 4,107. It is the county seat of Washington County 6. Geography Plymouth is located at 35°51'35" North, 76°44'52" West (35. 859729, -.
- 18651865 is a common year starting on Sunday. Events January 31 American Civil War: Confederate General Robert E. Lee becomes general-in-chief. February 17 American Civil War: Columbia, South Carolina burns as Confederate forces flee from advancing Union forc - Mary SurrattMary Surratt the first woman executed by the United States, was hanged on July 7, 1865 for conspiracy related to the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. Her last words were Please don't let me fall . She was the mother of John Surratt, also involv is arrested as a conspirator in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
- 1882 - Copies of Pat Garrett's biography of Billy the Kid, An Authentic Life of Billy the Kid , arrive at the Library of Congress.
- 1895 - The Treaty of Maguan (also as "Treaty of Shimonoseki") was signed between China and Japan. This marks the end of the first Sino-Japanese War, and the defeated Qing Empire is forced to renounce its claims on Korea and to concede the southern portion of the Fengtien province, Taiwan and the Pescadores Islands to Japan.
- 1924 - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios is formed from a merger of Metro Pictures , Goldwyn Pictures , and the Louis B. Mayer Company .
- 1937 - Daffy Duck debuts in Warner Bros' short Porky's Duck Hunt.
- 1941 - World War II: Kingdom of Yugoslavia surrenders to Germany.
- 1942 - POW French General Henri Giraud escapes from his castle prison in Festung Königstein.
- 1945 - In Strassfurt , Germany, U.S. Lieutenant Colonel Boris T. Pash seizes half a ton of uranium, in an attempt to foil Soviet Union plans to build an atomic bomb.
- 1961 - Bay of Pigs Invasion begins: A group of CIA-financed and -trained Cuban refugees lands at the Bay of Pigs in Cuba with the aim of ousting Fidel Castro.
- 1964 - Ford Motor Company unveils the Ford Mustang at the New York World's Fair.
- 1964 - Jerrie Mock becomes the first woman to circumnavigate the world by air.
- 1969 - Sirhan Sirhan is convicted of assassinating Robert F. Kennedy.
- 1969 - Czechoslovak Communist Party chairman Alexander Dubcek is deposed.
- 1970 - Apollo program: The ill-fated Apollo 13 spacecraft returns to Earth safely.
- 1975 - Cambodian Civil War ends: The Khmer Rouge captures the capital Phnom Penh and Cambodian government forces surrender.
- 1982 - Patriation of the Canadian constitution in Ottawa by Proclamation of Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada.
- 1984 - WPC Yvonne Fletcher is killed by automatic gunfire fire from Libyan People's Bureau in central London. She had been policing a small demonstration outside the embassy. Ten other people are wounded. The events lead to an 11 day siege of the building.
- 2002 - Four Canadian infantrymen are killed in Afghanistan by friendly fire from two U.S. F-16s.
