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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