Historical
events that took place on the 17th of July
1879: The
1st railroad in Hawaii was opened
1912: The
International Amateur Athletics Federation (IAAF) was formed in Stockholm, Sweden
1919:
The Finish Constitution was adopted
1944: 322
people were killed after 2 ammunition ships exploded at Port Chicago, California
1962: The
United States Senate rejected Medicare for Old people
1976: The
21st modern Olympic Games opened in Montreal, Canada
1980: General
Garcia Meza became President after the Bolivian Military coup
1987: Iran
and France broke diplomatic relations
1995: Bill Gates was declared the richest man in world
by Forbes magazine
2013: Citizens
of the United Arab Emirates were promised one gram of gold for every kilogram
of weight lost in the city’s bid to curb obesity
2014: Microsoft announced its decision to lay off
14% of its workforce which was proportional to about 18,000 employees
2014: 298
people were killed after Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 was hit by a missile
while flying over eastern Ukraine
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