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17 May 2017 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 17 May 2017 was a Wednesday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “That's What I Like” by Bruno Mars.
- Top Film of 2017
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2017 was Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
- Top-Rated TV Show
- “The Big Bang Theory” (CBS) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 2017–18 season.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 17 May is Taurus.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 17 May 2017 fell in the Year of the Rooster.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for May is Emerald.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 17 May 2017 was Waning Gibbous.
On this day: 17 May
- 1995 Shawn Nelson steals an M60 tank from the California Army National Guard Armory in San Diego and proceeds to go on a rampage.
- 1997 Troops of Laurent-Désiré Kabila march into Kinshasa. Zaire is officially renamed Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- 2004 The first legal same-sex marriages in the U.S. are performed in the state of Massachusetts.
- 2006 The aircraft carrier USS Oriskany is sunk in the Gulf of Mexico as an artificial reef.
- 2007 Trains from North and South Korea cross the 38th Parallel in a test-run agreed by both governments. This is the first time that trains have crossed the Demilitarized Zone since 1953.
Famous people born on May 17
- Josh Homme, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (born 1973)
- Bill Paxton, American actor and director (1955–2017)
- Dennis Hopper, American actor and director (1936–2010)
- Bob Saget, American comedian, actor, and television host (1956–2022)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2017 in the United States
A selection from Wikipedia's '2017 in the United States'. Not a complete list.
- January 24 – The nominees for the 89th Academy Awards are announced. The nominees for Best Picture are Arrival, Fences, Hacksaw Ridge, Hell or High Water, Hidden Figures, La La Land, Lion, Manchester by the Sea, and Moonlight.
- February 26 – The 89th Academy Awards, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, are held at Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, with Barry Jenkins' Moonlight winning Best Picture.
- May 5 – Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, directed by James Gunn, is released by Marvel Studios as the 15th film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and the sequel to 2014's Guardians of the Galaxy.
Life in the US in 2017
President
Donald Trump
Gas (per gallon)
$2.42
Loaf of Bread
$2.08
Average House
$323,100
Weekly Wage
$869
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