On this day in history
February 17
American
1801The House elects Thomas Jefferson president on the 36th ballot, breaking the tie with Aaron Burr.
The House elects Thomas Jefferson president on the 36th ballot, breaking the tie with Aaron Burr.
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World
1600Giordano Bruno is burned at the stake in Rome for heresy, refusing to recant his vision of an infinite univers…
Giordano Bruno is burned at the stake in Rome for heresy, refusing to recant his vision of an infinite universe.
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1979China invades Vietnam to punish it for toppling the Khmer Rouge, beginning a month of bloody border war.
China invades Vietnam to punish it for toppling the Khmer Rouge, beginning a month of bloody border war.
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2008Kosovo declares independence from Serbia.
Kosovo declares independence from Serbia.
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