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THIS DAY · PAST & FUTURE

May 17

10 major events that happened & will happen around the world
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Top 10 · Happened & Upcoming
1

1954 Brown v. Board of Education

U.S. Supreme Court ends school segregation.

🌎 Historic · Law
2

1990 WHO Declassifies Homosexuality

Landmark moment for global LGBTQ+ rights.

🏳️‍🌈 Human Rights
3

1814 Norway Constitution Day

Norwegian constitution signed at Eidsvoll.

🇳🇴 National Day
4

2027 Norway's Next Big Celebration

Constitution Day parades & festivities planned.

🔮 Upcoming
5

1792 NY Stock Exchange Founded

Buttonwood Agreement signed on Wall Street.

📈 Economics
6

2027 IDAHOBIT Global Rallies

Worldwide events against discrimination.

🏳️‍🌈 Future
7

1875 First Kentucky Derby

Aristides wins inaugural Run for the Roses.

🐎 Sports
8

2027 Kentucky Derby Weekend

Annual horse race near May 17 timeframe.

🏇 Upcoming Sport
9

1902 Antikythera Mechanism

Ancient Greek computer identified.

🔬 Archaeology
10

2027 World Baking Day

Global celebration of baking & pastry arts.

🧁 Food Holiday
Mix of history and upcoming May 17 events — click numbers for Wikipedia with zoom focus effect.
International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia & Biphobia – observed every May 17 since 1990 WHO decision.
1940 German forces occupy Brussels during WWII.
1973 Watergate Senate hearings begin.
2004 First U.S. same-sex marriages in Massachusetts.
2027 Upcoming: Norway's Syttende Mai parades, global IDAHOBIT campaigns, and Kentucky Derby festivities near May 17.