Discover what happened on November 17 with HISTORY's summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births and notable deaths.

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Discover what happened on November 17 with HISTORY&#8217;s summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births and notable deaths.

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America’s Founding Fathers decided that one elected civilian - the U.S. president - would lead the executive branch of the federal government, a governmental structure that has remained in place for more than 200 years.

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The Vietnam War pitted communist North Vietnam and the Viet Cong against South Vietnam and the United States. The war ended when U.S. forces withdrew in 1973 and Vietnam unified under Communist control two years later.

Vietnam War

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Crime has been a dark and powerful undercurrent in human society throughout history. Uncover the facts behind some of the most daring robberies, brazen scams and brutal murders ever committed.&nbsp;

The Civil War was America's bloodiest and most divisive conflict, pitting the Union Army against the Confederate States of America. The war resulted in the deaths of more than 620,000 people, with millions more injured and the South left in ruins.

Civil War

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Sports and recreation are an integral part of human history, from the ancient Olympics to the Kentucky Derby, Jackie Robinson, Negro League Baseball, the Super Bowl and more.

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American Revolution

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The Revolutionary War waged by the American colonies against Britain influenced political ideas and revolutions around the globe, as a small fledgling nation won its freedom from the greatest military force of its time.

Art history tells the complex story of human civilization through art and design. It ranges from prehistoric art of the Neolithic period through Renaissance masterpieces, Impressionism, Modernism, the Bauhaus and contemporary art.

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Cold War

The Cold War rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union lasted for decades and resulted in anti-communist suspicions and international incidents that led the two superpowers to the brink of nuclear disaster.

Football

During the 1980s, conservative politics and Reaganomics held sway as the Berlin Wall crumbled, new computer technologies emerged and blockbuster movies and MTV reshaped pop culture.

1980s

Natural disasters and the environment, such as climate change, the San Francisco Earthquake, Hurricane Katrina, the Galveston Hurricane, the Krakatoa eruption and others, have profoundly shaped human history.

Natural Disasters & Environment

Africa is a large and diverse continent that stretches from South Africa northward to the Mediterranean Sea. Its rich history, emerging political power and dramatic landscapes have fascinated people for generations. Updated !

This Day In History: November 17

Elizabethan Age begins

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Velvet Revolution begins in Czechoslovakia

Verdi’s first opera opens

Suez Canal opens

My Lai trial begins

1st Cavalry unit ambushed in the Ia Drang Valley

TV viewers become outraged as football game is cut off to air “Heidi”

Nixon insists that he is “not a crook”

The Kingston Trio brings folk music to the top of the U.S. pop charts

“The Terminator” becomes “The Governator” of California

Thousands die in massive flood at European shores of North Sea

Washington, D.C. sniper John Muhammad convicted

A wealthy heiress is murdered by her son

SALT I negotiations begin

Siege of Knoxville, Tennessee, begins

Articles of Confederation submitted to the states

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