The General Assembly of the World Health Organization (WHO) eliminates homosexuality from the list of psychiatric diseases. Date: May 17, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 17 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today)
Three days of popular protests against the government of Prime Minister of Thailand Suchinda Kraprayoon begin in Bangkok, leading to a military crackdown that results in 52 officially confirmed deaths, hundreds of injuries, many disappearances, and more than 3,500 arrests. Date: May 17, 1992 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 17…
Malawi holds its first multi-party elections. Date: May 17, 1994 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 17 📅 Events on this day in 1994 📅 On This Day (Today)
Shawn Nelson steals an M60 tank from the California Army National Guard Armory in San Diego and proceeds to go on a rampage. Date: May 17, 1995 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 17 📅 Events on this day in 1995 📅 On This Day (Today)
Troops of Laurent-Désiré Kabila march into Kinshasa. Zaire is officially renamed Democratic Republic of the Congo. Date: May 17, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 17 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today)
Arsenal and Galatasaray fans clash in the 2000 UEFA Cup Final riots in Copenhagen. Date: May 17, 2000 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 17 📅 Events on this day in 2000 📅 On This Day (Today)
The first legal same-sex marriages in the U.S. are performed in the state of Massachusetts. Date: May 17, 2004 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 17 📅 Events on this day in 2004 📅 On This Day (Today)
The aircraft carrier USS Oriskany is sunk in the Gulf of Mexico as an artificial reef. Date: May 17, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 17 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today)
Trains from North and South Korea cross the 38th Parallel in a test-run agreed by both governments. This is the first time that trains have crossed the Demilitarized Zone since 1953. Date: May 17, 2007 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 17 📅 Events on this day in 2007 📅 On…
Pamir Airways Flight 112 crashes in Afghanistan's Shakardara District, killing 44. Date: May 17, 2010 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 17 📅 Events on this day in 2010 📅 On This Day (Today)