Hurricane Irma makes landfall on Cudjoe Key, Florida as a Category 4, after causing catastrophic damage throughout the Caribbean. Irma resulted in 134 deaths and $77.2 billion (2017 USD) in damage. Date: September 10, 2017 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 10 📅 Events on this day in 2017 📅 On This…
Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announce the beginning of the Deir ez-Zor campaign, with the stated aim of eliminating the Islamic State (IS) from all areas north and east of the Euphrates. Date: September 8, 2017 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 8 📅 Events on this day…
The 8.2 Mw 2017 Chiapas earthquake strikes southern Mexico, killing at least 60 people. Date: September 7, 2017 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 7 📅 Events on this day in 2017 📅 On This Day (Today)
North Korea conducts its sixth and most powerful nuclear test. Date: September 3, 2017 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 3 📅 Events on this day in 2017 📅 On This Day (Today)
China–India border standoff: China and India both pull their troops out of Doklam, putting an end to a two-month-long stalemate over China's construction of a road in disputed territory. Date: August 28, 2017 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 28 📅 Events on this day in 2017 📅 On This Day…
Conflict in Rakhine State (2016–present): One hundred seventy people are killed in at least 26 separate attacks carried out by the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army, leading to the governments of Myanmar and Malaysia designating the group as a terrorist organisation. Date: August 25, 2017 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 25…
Hurricane Harvey makes landfall in Texas as a powerful Category 4 hurricane, the strongest hurricane to make landfall in the United States since 2004. Date: August 25, 2017 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 25 📅 Events on this day in 2017 📅 On This Day (Today)
The National Space Agency of Taiwan successfully launches the observation satellite Formosat-5 into space. Date: August 24, 2017 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 24 📅 Events on this day in 2017 📅 On This Day (Today)
A solar eclipse traverses the continental United States. Date: August 21, 2017 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 21 📅 Events on this day in 2017 📅 On This Day (Today)
Tens of thousands of farmed non-native Atlantic salmon are accidentally released into the wild in Washington waters in the 2017 Cypress Island Atlantic salmon pen break. Date: August 19, 2017 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 19 📅 Events on this day in 2017 📅 On This Day (Today)