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- 1973 US Senate Watergate Committee begins its hearings into the break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C.
- 2004 Massachusetts becomes the first U.S. state to legalize same-sex marriage
- 2014 The center-right Hindu Nationalist Party, the BJP, led by Narendra Modi wins a landslide general election victory in India
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May 17 in Film & TV
- 1939 1st televised baseball game is broadcast on NBC, with Princeton University defeating Columbia University 2-1
May 17 in Music
- 2015 "Blurryface," 4th studio album by Twenty One Pilots is released (1st album ever to have every track gold-certified)
May 17 in Sport
- 1875 1st Kentucky Derby: Oliver Lewis aboard Aristides wins in 2:37.75
Did You Know?
World Health Organization takes homosexuality out of its list of mental illnesses
Articles, Photos and Quiz
Taj Mahal
The Taj Mahal in all its glory, built by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan I for his beloved wife, Mumtaz Mahal
May 17, 1631
First Color Photograph
The first durable color photograph, a tartan ribbon was taken by Thomas Sutton using James Clerk Maxwell's three-color method
May 17, 1861
Theodore Roosevelt, the Cowboy President
President Theodore Roosevelt began a camping trip on this day with naturalist, writer and conservationist John Muir. The trip had a profound effect on Roosevelt
May 17, 1903
Sanctuary of Christ the King
The Sanctuary of Christ the King in Almada, Portugal
May 17, 1959
Weekly Quiz for May 13 - 19
Test your knowledge of historical events in our multi-choice weekly history quiz for May 13 - 19. Number 7 will leave you truly stumped then amazed!
May in History
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