History of November 17

On November 17 the following events have occured in our world's history.

1558 - Elizabeth I ascends English throne upon death of Queen Mary
1734 - John Peter Zenger newspaper editor arrested for libel against NY colonial governor; later acquitted
1800 - Congress held 1st session in Washington
1853 - Street signs authorized at SF intersections
1869 - Suez Canal opens
1884 - Cops arrest John L Sullivan in 2nd round for being "cruel"
1913 - Panama Canal opens
1917 - Sculptor August Rodin died in Meudon France
1934 - Lyndon B Johnson marries Claudia Alta Taylor
1940 - Green Bay Packers become 1st NFL team to travel by plane
1948 - Britain's House of Commons voted to nationalize steel industry
1956 - fullback Jim Brown Syracuse scores 43 pts (NCAA rec) vs. Colgate
1962 - Dulles Intl Airport outside Wash DC dedicated by Pres Kennedy
1968 - Heidi bowl-NBC misses Oakland rally to beat Jets 43-32
1970 - Russia lands unmanned remote-controlled vehicle on Moon
1973 - Pres Nixon told AP "...people have got to know whether or not their pres is a crook. Well I'm not a crook."
1977 - Egyptian Pres Sadat formally accepts invitation to visit Israel
1982 - S Korean boxer Duk Koo Kim was legally declared dead
1984 - Islanders scored 20 assists against Rangers