Wikislippy:Selected anniversaries/May 17
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* 1792 – The New York Stock Exchange is formed. | * 1792 – The New York Stock Exchange is formed. | ||
* 1919 – War Department (UK) orders use of National Star Insignia on all airplanes. | * 1919 – War Department (UK) orders use of National Star Insignia on all airplanes. | ||
* 1990 – the WHO takes Homosexuality out of its list of mental illnesses. | * 1990 – the WHO takes Homosexuality out of its list of mental illnesses. | ||
* 2006 – The aircraft carrier USS Oriskany is sunk in the Gulf of Mexico to be an artificial reef | * 2006 – The aircraft carrier USS Oriskany is sunk in the Gulf of Mexico to be an artificial reef |
Current revision as of 20:06, 13 August 2009
- May 17:
- 1792 – The New York Stock Exchange is formed.
- 1919 – War Department (UK) orders use of National Star Insignia on all airplanes.
- 1990 – the WHO takes Homosexuality out of its list of mental illnesses.
- 2006 – The aircraft carrier USS Oriskany is sunk in the Gulf of Mexico to be an artificial reef