This week in history
February 17th.
Nothing landed on February 17 exactly, but 23 stories fall within the surrounding week and month.
The surrounding week
7 stories within seven days of 17 February
February 10, 1763Wikipedia · "Treaty of Paris (1763)"Treaty of Paris
February 12, 2010Wikipedia · "2010 Winter Olympics opening ceremony"2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouversomewhere in Canada
February 14, 2005Wikipedia · "Cedar Revolution"Cedar Revolution Protestssomewhere in Lebanon
February 21, 1965Wikipedia · "Assassination of Malcolm X"Assassination of Malcolm Xsomewhere in the United States
February 22, 2011Wikipedia · "2011 Christchurch earthquake"Christchurch Earthquake & Rebuildingsomewhere in New Zealand
February 24, 1895Wikipedia · "Cuban War of Independence"Cuban War of Independence Beginssomewhere in Cuba
February 24, 1525Wikipedia · "Battle of Pavia"Battle of Paviasomewhere in Italy
Elsewhere in February
9 stories
February 4, 1899Fotografico Arias Rodriguez · via WikipediaPhilippine-American War Beginssomewhere in the United States
February 6, 1936Wikipedia · "1936 Winter Olympics"1936 Winter Olympicssomewhere in Germany
February 6, 1922Wikipedia · "Washington Naval Treaty"Washington Naval Treaty Conferencesomewhere in the United States
February 6, 1919Wikipedia · "Seattle General Strike"Seattle General Strikesomewhere in the United States
February 7, 1998Naganojmmmm · via Wikipedia1998 Nagano Winter OlympicsJapan
February 7, 1992Wikipedia · "Maastricht Treaty"Maastricht Treaty Establishes European Unionsomewhere in the Netherlands
February 8, 1904Ohara, Kisaburō · via WikipediaRusso-Japanese War Battle of Mukdensomewhere in Russia
February 9, 2021Wikipedia · "Second impeachment trial of Donald Trump"Trump Second Impeachment Trialsomewhere in the United States
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Also in February
1 story we can place in February, but not on a day
