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2019

Mexican drug cartel leader Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán is sentenced to life in prison plus 30 years in New York.

2014

Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 is shot down over Ukraine by a missile fired from territory controlled by pro-Russian separatists, killing all 283 passengers and 15 crew members.

1976

Queen Elizabeth II opens the Summer Olympics in Montreal before more than 73,000 spectators at the Olympic Stadium.

1975

The Apollo and Soyuz spacecraft dock in orbit. This marks the first time Americans and Soviets have collaborated in space.

1972

A bomb explodes at the Montreal Forum before a Rolling Stones concert. The show goes on despite the incident.

1968

The Beatles’ animated film “Yellow Submarine” premieres in London.

1955

Disneyland opens its doors in Anaheim, California.

1917

The British royal family adopts the name Windsor.

It happened on… July 17

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