Editing November 17 (section)

===1901–present===
*[[1903]] &ndash; The [[Russian Social Democratic Labour Party]] splits into two groups: The [[Bolsheviks]] (Russian for "majority") and [[Mensheviks]] (Russian for "minority").
*[[1939]] &ndash; Nine [[Czechs|Czech]] students are executed as a response to anti-[[Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia|Nazi]] demonstrations prompted by the death of [[Jan Opletal]]. All Czech universities are shut down and more than 1,200 students sent to [[concentration camp]]s. Since this event, [[International Students' Day]] is celebrated in many countries, especially in the Czech Republic.
*[[1940]] &ndash; The [[Tartu Art Museum]] is established in [[Tartu]], [[Estonia]].<ref>[https://agenda.ge/en/news/2016/689 Estonia's famous "leaning house" displays Georgian artists' work] – Agenda.ge</ref>
*[[1947]] &ndash; The [[Screen Actors Guild]] implements an anti-[[Communism|Communist]] loyalty oath.
*  1947   &ndash; American scientists [[John Bardeen]] and [[Walter Houser Brattain]] observe the basic principles of the [[transistor]], a key element for the [[electronics]] revolution of the [[20th century]].
*[[1950]] &ndash; Lhamo Dondrub is officially named the [[14th Dalai Lama]].
*  1950   &ndash; [[United Nations Security Council Resolution 89]] relating to the Palestine Question is adopted.
*[[1953]] &ndash; The remaining human inhabitants of the [[Blasket Islands]], [[County Kerry]], Ireland, are evacuated to the mainland.
*[[1957]] &ndash; [[Vickers Viscount]] G-AOHP of [[British European Airways]] crashes at Ballerup after the failure of three engines on approach to [[Copenhagen Airport]]. The cause is a malfunction of the anti-icing system on the aircraft. There are no fatalities.
*[[1962]] &ndash; [[President of the United States|President]] [[John F. Kennedy]] dedicates [[Washington Dulles International Airport]], serving the Washington, D.C., region.
*[[1967]] &ndash; [[Vietnam War]]: Acting on optimistic reports that he had been given on November 13, U.S. President [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] tells the nation that, while much remained to be done, "We are inflicting greater losses than we're taking...We are making progress."
*[[1968]] &ndash; British European Airways introduces the [[BAC One-Eleven]] into commercial service.
*  1968   &ndash; Viewers of the [[Heidi Game|Raiders–Jets football game]] in the eastern United States are denied the opportunity to watch its exciting finish when [[NBC]] broadcasts ''[[Heidi (1968 film)|Heidi]]'' instead, prompting changes to sports broadcasting in the U.S.
*[[1969]] &ndash; [[Cold War]]: Negotiators from the Soviet Union and the United States meet in [[Helsinki]], Finland to begin [[Strategic Arms Limitation Talks#SALT I Treaty|SALT I]] negotiations aimed at limiting the number of [[Weapon of mass destruction|strategic weapon]]s on both sides.
*[[1970]] &ndash; [[Vietnam War]]: Lieutenant [[William Calley]] goes on trial for the [[My Lai Massacre]].
*  1970   &ndash; [[Luna programme]]: The Soviet Union lands ''[[Lunokhod 1]]'' on [[Mare Imbrium]] (Sea of Rains) on the [[Moon]]. This is the first roving remote-controlled robot to land on another world and is released by the orbiting ''[[Luna 17]]'' spacecraft.
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[Watergate scandal]]: In [[Orlando, Florida]], U.S. President [[Richard Nixon]] tells 400 [[Associated Press]] managing editors "I am not a crook."
*  1973   &ndash; The [[Athens Polytechnic uprising]] against the [[Greek military junta of 1967–74|military regime]] ends in a bloodshed in the Greek capital.
*[[1983]] &ndash; The [[Zapatista Army of National Liberation]] is founded in Mexico.
*[[1986]] &ndash; The flight crew of [[Japan Airlines Flight 1628 incident|Japan Airlines Flight 1628]] are involved in a [[UFO sighting]] incident while flying over Alaska.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Weiss|first=Lawrence D.|title=Unfriendly skies: The extraordinary flight of JAL 1628, Alaska's best known UFO encounter|url=https://www.anchoragepress.com/news/unfriendly-skies-the-extraordinary-flight-of-jal-1628-alaska-s-best-known-ufo-encounter/article_8e2d3270-f9d5-11e9-b9db-7ba9229138ae.html|access-date=2021-09-28|website=The Anchorage Press|date=28 October 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1989]] &ndash; Cold War: [[Velvet Revolution]] begins: In [[Czechoslovakia]], a student demonstration in [[Prague]] is quelled by riot police. This sparks an uprising aimed at overthrowing the communist government (it succeeds on December 29).
*[[1990]] &ndash; Fugendake, part of the [[Mount Unzen]] volcanic complex, [[Nagasaki Prefecture]], Japan, becomes active again and erupts.
*[[1993]] &ndash; [[United States House of Representatives]] passes a resolution to establish the [[North American Free Trade Agreement]].
*  1993   &ndash; In Nigeria, General [[Sani Abacha]] ousts the government of [[Ernest Shonekan]] in a military coup.
*[[1997]] &ndash; In [[Luxor]], Egypt, 62 people are killed by six [[Islamic terrorism|Islamic militants]] outside the [[Deir el-Bahari|Temple of Hatshepsut]], known as [[Luxor massacre]].
*[[2000]] &ndash; A catastrophic [[landslide]] in [[Log pod Mangartom]], [[Slovenia]], kills seven, and causes millions of [[Slovenian tolar|SIT]] of damage. It is one of the worst catastrophes in Slovenia in the past 100 years.
*  2000   &ndash; [[Alberto Fujimori]] is removed from office as president of [[Peru]].
*[[2003]] &ndash; Actor [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]]'s tenure as the [[governor of California]] began.<ref>[https://www.politico.com/story/2017/11/17/this-day-in-politics-nov-17-2003-244898 Schwarzenegger sworn in as California's governor, Nov. 17, 2003] – ''[[Politico]]''</ref>
*[[2012]] &ndash; At least 50 schoolchildren are killed in [[Manfalut railway accident|an accident]] at a railway crossing near [[Manfalut]], [[Egypt]].
*[[2013]] &ndash; Fifty people are killed when [[Tatarstan Airlines Flight 363]] crashes at Kazan Airport, Russia.
*  2013   &ndash; A rare late-season [[Tornado outbreak of November 17, 2013|tornado outbreak]] strikes the [[Midwest]]. [[Illinois]] and [[Indiana]] are most affected with [[tornado]] reports as far north as lower [[Michigan]]. In all around six dozen tornadoes touch down in approximately an 11-hour time period, including seven EF3 and two EF4 tornadoes.
*[[2019]] &ndash; The first known case of [[COVID-19]] is traced to a 55-year-old man who had visited a market in [[Wuhan, Hubei Province]], China.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ma |first1=Josephine |title=Coronavirus: China's first confirmed Covid-19 case traced back to November 17 |url=https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/3074991/coronavirus-chinas-first-confirmed-covid-19-case-traced-back |access-date=15 March 2020 |work=South China Morning Post |date=13 March 2020}}</ref>