General Information for May 17th 2024 |
There are 5 public holidays today. |
Day 138 of 2024 |
228 days left in 2024 |
Week 20 of the year |
On this Day in History |
2000 - The number of the famous Mojave Phone Booth is quietly disconnected and the box itself disappears a short time after. |
1995 - Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, the 11th Panchen Lama of Tibet, becomes the world's youngest political prisoner. |
1938 - Six people die in a crash on the London Underground when a Circle line train runs into the back of a District line train at Charing Cross, due to a wrongly-wired signal. |
1814 - Norway wins independence from Denmark. |