What Happened on Nov 17

The United States Army Establishes Fort Buchanan On Sonoita Creek

The purchased lands were initially appended to the existing New Mexico Territory. To help control the new land, the United States Army established... Read more

The Suez Canal Opens

After ten years of construction and costs more than double the original estimate, the Suez Canal opened on November 17, 1869. Stretching 101 miles... Read more

Loss of the Cospatrick

On the night of 17 November 1874, the immigrant ship Cospatrick was in the south Atlantic, several hundred kilometres south-west of Cape Town. The... Read more

Charles Darwin received an Honorary Doctorate of Law from Cambridge University

The University of Cambridge had come round to Darwinism, and on Saturday 17 November the family attended the Senate House for a ceremony in which... Read more

Grace Abbott Is Born

Progressive Era reformer Grace Abbott was born in Grand Island, Nebraska on November 17, 1878. Reared in a family of activists, Abbott grappled... Read more

"Duck Soup" Is Released

Duck Soup is a 1933 Marx Brothers anarchic comedy film written by Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby, with additional dialogue by Arthur Sheekman and Nat... Read more

"It's A Gift" Is Released

It's a Gift is a 1934 comedy film starring W. C. Fields. Considered by many to be Fields' best and funniest film, it concerns the trials and... Read more

Lyndon B Johnson Marries Claudia Alta Taylor

Johnson married Claudia Alta Taylor (already nicknamed "Lady Bird") of Karnack, Texas on November 17, 1934 after having attended Georgetown... Read more

Jeff Buckley is Born

Jeffrey Scott Buckley (November 17, 1966 – May 29, 1997), raised as Scotty Moorhead, was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. He was the... Read more

The Doors Release "An American Prayer"

An American Prayer is a studio album by rock band The Doors. In 1978, seven years after Jim Morrison died and five years after the remaining... Read more

The Star Wars Holiday Special airs

The Star Wars Holiday Special was a two-hour television special (including commercials) set in the Star Wars galaxy. It was the first official Star... Read more

Dark Angel releases Darkness Descends

Darkness Descends is the second studio album by the American thrash metal band Dark Angel. The album is the first to feature drummer Gene Hoglan.... Read more

Japan Air Lines Flight 1628 Incident

We're looking at it to insure that somebody didn't violate airspace we control,'' said Paul Steucke, a spokesman for the aviation agency. ''We... Read more

The Little Mermaid is released

The Little Mermaid is a 1989 American animated feature produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and based on the Hans Christian Andersen fairy... Read more

MST3K Ep. 207 - "Wild Rebels"

A retired race car driver, talked into going undercover by the police, joins a biker gang and must serve as the getaway car driver. Catchphrase:... Read more

Ice Cube Releases "The Predator"

The Predator is the third solo album by Ice Cube. Released within months of the 1992 Los Angeles riots, many songs comment on the racial tensions.... Read more

"The Mom & Pop Store" - Season 6 Episode 8 of Seinfeld First Airs

"The Mom & Pop Store" is the 94th episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld. This was the 7th episode for the 6th season. It aired on November 17,... Read more

FDA Approves ViiV Healthcare's Epivir

Epivir is an antiviral medication that prevents human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cells from multiplying in your body. The Epivir brand of... Read more

GoldenEye released

GoldenEye (1995) is the seventeenth spy film in the James Bond series, and the first to star Pierce Brosnan as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond.... Read more

Attack on the Temple of Hatsheput

This attack, undertaken by members of Egypt's Islamic Group massacred 58 tourists and 4 Egyptians at the Temple of Hatsheput. Another 17 tourists... Read more

Luxor Massacre

Six gunmen shot the guard at Deir el-Bahari, a mortuary temple on the west bank of the Nile and proceeded to gun down every tourist in sight.... Read more

Ice Cube Releases "War & Peace - Volume 1 (The War Disc)"

War & Peace Vol. 1 (The War Disc) is the fifth solo album by Ice Cube. The album features production work by Master P and moves from intense... Read more

The Offspring release Americana

Americana is the fifth studio album by the American punk rock band The Offspring, released on November 17, 1998. It debuted at 2 on the US... Read more

South Park Episode 313 - "Starvin' Marvin in Space"

Starvin' Marvin finds an alien ship and begins searching out a new home for his people. The government interrogates the boys to find out about... Read more

UFC 28: High Stakes

UFC 28: High Stakes was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on November 17, 2000 at the Trump Taj Mahal in... Read more