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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.
On August 18, 2016, the government announced at least 19 Philippine holidays for 2017 as declared by virtue of Proclamation No. 50, series of 2016. Note that in the list, holidays in italics are "special non-working holidays," those in bold are "regular holidays," and those in non-italics and non-bold are "special holidays for schools."
Science and technology. Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017. Millions of United States residents and visitors are able to witness a total solar eclipse that crosses through North America. It is the first total solar eclipse visible across the entire contiguous United States since the solar eclipse of June 8, 1918. (CBS)
Airdate: Dec. 31, 2016. ABC’s live countdown to 2017 memorably went awry during Mariah Carey’s performance of “Emotions,” when she seemingly couldn’t hear herself via her in-ear monitors ...
January 21–22, 2017 tornado outbreak. Severe storms kill at least 11 people and injure 23 in the U.S. state of Georgia. (BBC) The death toll in the southern United States rises to 18 with the Governor of Georgia Nathan Deal declaring a state of emergency in seven counties.
Donald Trump is officially sworn in as the 45th President of the United States. ( The Telegraph) 2016–2017 Gambian constitutional crisis. Lieutenant General Ousman Badjie, chief of the Gambian army, recognizes Adama Barrow as the new commander-and-chief of the armed forces and says that his troops will not fight ECOWAS soldiers.
Armed conflicts and attacks. 28 October 2017 Mogadishu bombings. Two car bombs kill at least 25 people, mostly police officers, near the national theater area in Mogadishu, Somalia, two weeks after a similar attack killed hundreds. Islamist group Al-Shabaab claims responsibility. (Reuters)
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.