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HomePage 5: Historical Events In 2017
Tuesday, 24 February 2026
May 01 Billy Corgan agrees to purchase the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). 
May 01 World Snooker Championship: Briton Mark Selby defends title beating John Higgins 18-15, at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield.
May 06 143rd Kentucky Derby: Always Dreaming ridden by John Velasquez claims
May 06 84 abducted schoolgirls released in exchange for Boko Haram suspects in Nigeria
May 06 Bus crash in Arusha region, Tanzania results in the deaths of 35
May 06 France bans too thin fashion models and makes labeling of digitally enhanced photos mandatory.
May 07 “Baahubali 2: The Conclusion†is recorded as becoming the highest grossing Indian box-office film ever earning $120 million
May 07 In this year, Emmanuel Macron claims France's presidential election defeating Marine Le Pen
May 07 MTV is recorded as becoming 1st major awards show to adopt gender-neutral categories - Emma Watson best film actor, Millie Bobby Brown best TV actor.
May 09 Fossil of Chinese feathered baby dinosaur formally identified as Beibeilong sinensis (baby dragon in Chinese)
May 09 Jakarta’s Christian governor Ahok jailed for 2 years for blasphemy
May 09 Moon Jae-in elected President of South Korea after a snap election to replace Park Geun-hye
May 09 US President Donald Trump dismisses FBI Director James Comey.
May 10 Apple is recorded as becoming the inaugural company to be worth more than $800 billion.
May 10 US President Donald Trump shares classified information about ISIS plot with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Ambassador Sergey Kislyak in the Oval Office
May 12 Brazil declares end to Zika national emergency as cases decrease.
May 12 Computers around the world are hit by a large-scale ransomware cyberattack, which goes on to affect at least 150 countries.
May 12 In this year, Former One Direction singer Harry Styles releases his self-titled debut solo album
May 13 22 year old UK blogger halts spread of global ransomware cyber-attack by accidentally identifying "kill switch".
May 13 Bus plunges off cliff near Marmaris, Turkey, killing at least 23, injuring 11
May 13 In this year, 62nd Eurovision Song Contest: Portugal's Salvador Sobral claims singing "Amar Pelos Dois"
May 15 1st US prosecution under federal Hate Crimes Act of violence against transgender person, murder of Mercedes Williamson
May 15 State of Emergency declared in Sanaa, Yemen after outbreak of cholera results in the deaths of 115
May 15 UN Security Council condemns North Korea missile test
May 16 10-year-old girl granted special 20 week abortion request in Rohtak, India in land-mark case.
May 20 In this year, 142nd Preakness Stakes: Javier Castellano aboard Cloud Computing claims in 1 minute 55.98 seconds.
May 20 In this year, US President Donald Trump starts his 1st foreign trip arriving in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
May 22 A terrorist bombing attack at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England results in the deaths of 22 people and injures over 500
May 22 Japanese researchers from University of Yamanashi report birth of mice from freeze-dried sperm stored on the International Space Station
May 22 South Africa's Western Cape province declares a drought disaster - worst for 113 years
May 22 Suicide bombing at Manchester Arena, England, after Ariana Grande concert results in the deaths of 22 and injures 59.
May 23 UK raises terror threat level to critical following Manchester bombing.
May 23 US President Donald Trump meets Pope Francis at the Vatican.
May 24 UEFA Europa League won by Manchester United 2-0 against Ajax in Stockholm.
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