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May 17 is the 137th day of the year (138th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 228 days remain until the end of the year.
- 1756 – Seven Years' War formally begins when Great Britain declares war on France
- What came to be known as the Seven Years' War had roots in colonial America in conflicts between Great Britain and France in 1754, when the British sought to expand into territory claimed by the French in North America. The war came to be known as the French and Indian War, with both the British and the French and their respective Native American allies fighting for control of territory. Hostilities were heightened when a joint British and native Mingo force (led by a 22-year-old Lieutenant Colonel George Washington and Chief Tanacharison) ambushed a small French force at the Battle of Jumonville Glen on 28 May 1754. The conflict exploded across the colonial boundaries and extended to Britain's seizure of hundreds of French merchant ships at sea, with Horace Walpole describing his contemporary Washington's role therein as "the volley fired by a young Virginian in the backwoods of America [that] set the world on fire."[11]
- 1900 – The children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum, is first published in the United States. The first copy is given to the author's sister.[7]
- 1954 – The United States Supreme Court hands down a unanimous decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, outlawing racial segregation in public schools.
- 1967 – Six-Day War: President Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt demands dismantling of the peace-keeping UN Emergency Force in Egypt.
- 1973 – Watergate scandal: Televised hearings begin in the United States Senate.
- 1939 1st televised baseball game is broadcast on NBC, with Princeton defeating Columbia 2-1
- 1959 Sam Snead Sets a PGA Record for 36 holes at 122
- 1970 Hank Aaron becomes the 9th Player to get 3000th hit
- 1973 Angels outfielder Bobby Valentine breaks his leg trying to scale wall to prevent a Dick Green home run during a 5-4 loss to the A's
- 1973 Joe Ferguson, hits the 6,000th Dodger home run
- 1978 Los Angeles Dodgers Lee Lacy hits record 3rd consecutive pinch-hit home run
- 1979 Phillies beat Cubs, 23-22, on 50 hits with 11 HRs
- 1992 Expos Gary Carter is 3rd to catch 2,000 games (joins Bob Boone and Carolton Fisk
- 1998 New York Yankees pitcher David Wells tosses a perfect game in a 4-0 win against the Minnesota Twins at Yankee Stadium, NY
- Today's Birtdays
- 1903 Cool Papa Bell
- 1934 Earl Morrell
- 1956 Sugar Ray Leonard
- 1966 Danny Manning
- 1968 Tim Grunhard
- 1995 Matt Ryan
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