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September the 17th
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1991 |
The first version of the Linux operating system was released on the Internet. |
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1988 |
Opening ceremony of the Games of the 24th Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea. |
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1983 |
Vanessa Williams became the first ever African-American Miss America. She was forced to resign her title in 1984, when was discovered that 2 years earlier she had posed nude for photographs. |
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1949 |
A Canadian steam ship, the SS Noronic, caught fire in Toronto Harbour, the blaze claimed the lives of more than 110 people. |
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1948 |
Jewish terrorist group, Lehi, assassinated Count Folke Bernadotte, who was appointed by the United Nations to be the mediator between the Arabs and Jews. |
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1944 |
Allied troops parachuted into Holland as part of Operation Market Garden. The aim of the operation was to secure the bridges of the Rhine River. Although the operation was initially a success it had a devastating cost of lives lost for the allies and it failed to capture the bridge of Arnhem. |
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1920 |
The National Football League (NFL) was first organized in the United States. |
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1787 |
The United States officially became a country. This day is celebrated as the 'Constitution day' of the United States. |
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1630 |
The city of Boston, Massachusetts, was founded. |
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1394 |
King Charles VI of France expelled all Jews from France. |
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