Space Shuttle Columbia is launched on STS-90, the final Spacelab mission. Date: April 17, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 17 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today)

Anneli Jäätteenmäki takes office as the first female prime minister of Finland. Date: April 17, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 17 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today)

A Palestinian suicide bomber detonates an explosive device in a Tel Aviv restaurant, killing 11 people and injuring 70. Date: April 17, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 17 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today)

An explosion at a fertilizer plant in the city of West, Texas, kills 15 people and injures 160 others. Date: April 17, 2013 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 17 📅 Events on this day in 2013 📅 On This Day (Today)

NASA's Kepler space telescope confirms the discovery of the first Earth-size planet in the habitable zone of another star. Date: April 17, 2014 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 17 📅 Events on this day in 2014 📅 On This Day (Today)

The funeral of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, takes place at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. Date: April 17, 2021 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 17 📅 Events on this day in 2021 📅 On This Day (Today)

Natural Bridges National Monument is established in Utah. Date: April 16, 1908 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 16 📅 Events on this day in 1908 📅 On This Day (Today)

The oldest indoor ice hockey arena used for the sport in the 21st century, Boston Arena, opens for the first time. Date: April 16, 1910 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 16 📅 Events on this day in 1910 📅 On This Day (Today)

Harriet Quimby becomes the first woman to fly an airplane across the English Channel. Date: April 16, 1912 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 16 📅 Events on this day in 1912 📅 On This Day (Today)