November 17

What happened on November 17 in history

6 events fall on November 17, from 1558 to 1989. Read them below, then try to place a historical scene yourself — guess where in the world it happened and in what year.

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Events on November 17

  1. 1558

    Elizabeth I becomes queen

    Mary I dies and the Elizabethan age begins.

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  2. 1800

    Congress meets in Washington

    The legislature sits in the new capital for the first time.

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  3. 1869

    The Suez Canal opens

    Ships pass between the Mediterranean and the Red Sea.

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  4. 1970

    The computer mouse is patented

    Douglas Engelbart registers his X-Y position indicator.

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  5. 1973

    I am not a crook

    Nixon tells newspaper editors he has never obstructed justice.

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  6. 1989

    The Velvet Revolution begins

    A student march in Prague is broken up and the country rises.

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