On Aug. 17, 1999, an earthquake in a densely populated region of northwestern Turkey killed at least 17,000 people and ...

A 7.4-magnitude earthquake strikes İzmit, Turkey, killing more than 17,000 and injuring 44,000.. U.S. President Clinton ...

Learn about the major world events and happenings, birthdays, and deaths that took place on August 17. Check what happened today in history here.

On 1945, Indonesia proclaimed its independence from the Netherlands. However, the fight for freedom continued. Sukarno, the ...

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Today in History for Aug. 17: In 1502, Christopher Columbus took possession of what is now Honduras in the name of Spain.

1918: British troops attack Baku, Azerbaijan. On the same day, Bolshevik revolutionary leader Moisei Uritsky is assassinated. (With a calendar change in 1923 this became Aug 30 but at the time it was ...