July 17th in History
July 17th
1603 English explorer Walter Raleigh is arrested by forces of King James I of England for being involved in the Main Plot against King James I, who was not favourably disposed towards him.
On this day 1684, the immigrant ship 'Vine' carrying Welsh Quakers from Merionethshire and bound for the Welsh Tract arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1774 Captain James Cook arrives in the New Hebrides (Vanuatu).
1814 Matthew Flinders publishes "A Voyage to Terra Australis," detailing his circumnavigation of Australia, and is the first to name the continent Australia. He dies a day later.
17th July 1936 saw the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War.
1945 Leaders Harry Truman, Joseph Stalin and Winston Churchill hold their first post World War II meeting at the Potsdam Conference.
On 17th July 1951 the Abbey Works steel plant at Margam, Port Talbot was opened. It is named after nearby Margam Abbey.
17 Jul 1972
A bomb exploded under The Rolling Stones equipment van in Montreal, believed to be the work of French separatists. Angry fans rioted throwing bottles and rocks after 3,000 tickets for the show turned out to be fake.
17 Jul 1971
John Lennon and Yoko Ono appeared on the BBC late night talk show, Parkinson, where John chastised the British media for calling Yoko "ugly" and for saying that she broke up The Beatles.
17 Jul 1968
The animated film Yellow Submarine, premiered at The London Pavilion. The Beatles made a cameo appearance in the film but didn't supply their own voices for the characters.
1603 English explorer Walter Raleigh is arrested by forces of King James I of England for being involved in the Main Plot against King James I, who was not favourably disposed towards him.
On this day 1684, the immigrant ship 'Vine' carrying Welsh Quakers from Merionethshire and bound for the Welsh Tract arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1774 Captain James Cook arrives in the New Hebrides (Vanuatu).
1814 Matthew Flinders publishes "A Voyage to Terra Australis," detailing his circumnavigation of Australia, and is the first to name the continent Australia. He dies a day later.
17th July 1936 saw the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War.
1945 Leaders Harry Truman, Joseph Stalin and Winston Churchill hold their first post World War II meeting at the Potsdam Conference.
On 17th July 1951 the Abbey Works steel plant at Margam, Port Talbot was opened. It is named after nearby Margam Abbey.
17 Jul 1972
A bomb exploded under The Rolling Stones equipment van in Montreal, believed to be the work of French separatists. Angry fans rioted throwing bottles and rocks after 3,000 tickets for the show turned out to be fake.
17 Jul 1971
John Lennon and Yoko Ono appeared on the BBC late night talk show, Parkinson, where John chastised the British media for calling Yoko "ugly" and for saying that she broke up The Beatles.
17 Jul 1968
The animated film Yellow Submarine, premiered at The London Pavilion. The Beatles made a cameo appearance in the film but didn't supply their own voices for the characters.
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