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Unix time. 1483228800 – 1514764799. 2017 ( MMXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2017th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 17th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 8th year of the 2010s decade.
January 20 – Donald Trump is sworn in as the 45th president of the United States, [27] and Mike Pence is sworn in as the 48th vice president. January 21 – 2.9 million people attend the Women's March in opposition to the inauguration of Donald Trump, making it the single biggest protest in U.S. history. [28] January 23.
Disasters and accidents Vanuatu begins evacuating 11,000 islanders from the island of Ambae because of the erupting volcano Manaro Voui which pollutes the water. (Reuters) Law and crime O. J. Simpson robbery case Nevada prison authorities release former NFL player O. J. Simpson on parole after serving nine years for a 2007 Las Vegas armed robbery. Previously, a jury had acquitted Simpson of ...
International relations North Korea and weapons of mass destruction Kim Jong Un, the leader of North Korea, claims that the country is close to developing an intercontinental ballistic missile. (Reuters) Syrian Civil War The United Nations Security Council unanimously votes in favor of the Russian and Turkey -backed ceasefire currently in effect in Syria. (Al Jazeera) 2016 United Nations ...
Politics and elections. Colombian peace process. The National Liberation Army releases former congressman Odin Sanchez, who had been held hostage by the rebel group since April 2016, paving the way for peace talks to begin between the rebels and the Colombian government next week in Ecuador. (BBC) February 3, 2017.
International relations South Korea–United States relations, 2017 North Korea crisis South Korean President Moon Jae-in and U.S. President Donald Trump agree to revise the South Korea Ballistic Missile Range Guidelines which caps South Korea's missile development. (Reuters) Law and crime United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit United States federal judge Richard Posner has ...
Peak. 1. Deaths in 2017. ( full list ) 37,387,010. The list of the lost reigns supreme this year, as it drew more viewers than any other article. In all, 2017 has not been the same celebrity apocalypse that its predecessor was, but many a famous name breathed their last this year.
The alert status for the volcano was increased to the highest level possible the day before. (AP via Fox News) Earthquakes in 2017. A magnitude 6.2 earthquake strikes the central Mexican state of Oaxaca, killing at least five people and damaging housing and infrastructure already damaged by Tuesday's 2017 Central Mexico earthquake.