This date in history 7-17-2021

This date in history for July 17.

1938: Douglas “Wrong Way” Corrigan crosses the Atlantic.

1941: Joe Dimaggio’s 56-game hitting streak ends.

1945: Potsdam Conference starts.

1955: Disneyland opened.

1975: Superpowers meet in space.

1996: Flight 800 explodes over Long Island.

2014: Malaysia airplane shot down over Ukraine-Russia border.

2020: Civil rights leader John Lewis died.

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