Talk:November 17

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November 17: International Students' Day 1558 – Elizabeth I (pictured) became Queen of England and Ireland, marking the start of the Elizabethan era. 1855 – Explorer David Livingstone became the first European to see Victoria Falls, one of the largest waterfalls in the world, on what is now the Zambia–Zimbabwe border. 1869 – The Suez Canal, linking the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea, was inaugurated in an elaborate ceremony. 1950 – Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, was enthroned as Tibet's head of state at the age of fifteen. 1969 – Cold War: Representatives from the Soviet Union and the United States met in Helsinki to begin SALT I negotiations aimed at limiting the number of strategic weapons on both sides. 1989 – A student demonstration in Prague was quelled by riot police, sparking the Velvet Revolution aimed at overthrowing the Czechoslovakian communist government. 1997 – Sixty-two people were killed by Islamic terrorists outside the Deir el-Bahri, one of Egypt's top tourist attractions, in Luxor. More events: November 16 – November 17 – November 18 Archive – By email – More anniversaries... It is now 21:23, June 14, 2008 (UTC) – Refresh this page

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• 1985 - Phrack magazine started.

Trivial. Underground ezine. Nuff said. --mav 07:59, 18 Nov 2003 (UTC)

I've removed:

• 1988 - The Netherlands becomes the second country to get connected to the Internet.

I haven't been able to find a source for this, and it does seem implausible unless a suitably odd definition of "Internet" is used (the first international connection of Usenet (to Canada) was a good seven years earlier, and the term was in use back then... If anyone does know what event it refers to and wants to add it back, feel free; possibly also add to History of the Internet? Shimgray 21:41, 4 Nov 2004 (UTC)

I think Norway was the second country to get connected. Emuzesto 11:18, 17 Nov 2004 (UTC)

Seems unlikely somehow; I suspect however it's defined, it's likely to end up having been Canada. Don't suppose you know the basis of the Norwegian claim, do you? Shimgray 11:35, 17 Nov 2004 (UTC)

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• 1993 - Atri Rohan Banerjee

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• 1911 - Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. was founded on the campus of Howard University.

Is there any real need to mention the creation of Fraternities? Its hardly important and most people haven't heard of them. I have, however left in the entry on America's oldest continuous social fraternity - as that at least deserves a mention, being the oldest and all, but the other humdred or so throughout the year seem pretty pointless.

Not a notable person. Main article was removed by others for the same reason. --maebmij 16:22, 16 Jun 2005 (UTC)

• 2000 - One of the things of it says "SIT" and when you click it takes you to an disam page...cant you narrow that down...i for one have no idea what a "SIT" is so how are others who don't know, suppose to know? ChopAtwa 09:46, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

• 2006 - Michael Richards' racial rant to African American hecklers at the Laugh Factory was on this day.

Incidents like this are usually forgotten by most people before the next one happens. Is an incident that is so inherently forgettable notable enough for this page? -- Dethme0w 06:18, 15 April 2007 (UTC)

• 2003 - Unkillable Everquest monster The Sleeper (Kerafyrm) was finally slain.

If it was slain, it was never unkillable. If video game releases are not allowed here, then why should what amounts to a high score be? -- Dethme0w 06:18, 15 April 2007 (UTC)