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It happened todayIn this week's offering, we take a look back through history and note some of the interesting happenings from May 17 over the years. 1590- Anne of Denmark is crowned Queen of Scotland. 1756- Britain declares war on France, beginning the Seven Years' War. 1792- The New York Stock Exchange was founded at 70 Wall Street by 24 brokers, becoming the world's largest stock exchange by market capitalization. 1803- John Hawkins and Richard French patent the Reaping Machine for farmers. 1875- The first Kentucky Derby took place in Louisville, Kentucky, with 10,000 people in attendance. 1916- British Summer Tim (Daylight Savings) is introduced. 1932- The Us Congress changes the name of Porto Rico to Puerto Rico. 1943- Operation Chastise: An attack on German damns by the No. 617 Squadron RAF, using a newly designed “bouncing-bomb,” to cripple production along the Ruhr Valley. 1964- The first Tim Horton's coffee and donut shops opens in Hamilton, Ontario by Maple Leafs player Tim Horton. The shop eventually became one of Canada's most well known franchise's. 1990- The World Health Organization removes homosexuality off of its list of mental illnesses. 2004- Massachusetts becomes the first U.S. state to legalize same-sex marriage. 2015- Canada defeats Russia to win gold at the 2015 IIHF World Championship. Canada went undefeated in the tournament, and won its first IIHF championship since 2007. |
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