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Dec 11, 2017 · 2017 Events. Updated: August 21, 2018 | Original: December 11, 2017. From the inauguration of Donald Trump to the first total solar eclipse to traverse the Lower 48 in nearly a century, 2017 was a ...
- Donald Trump Champions America First. Donald Trump campaigned on a pledge to do things differently and to do different things in foreign policy. He has been good to his word since getting to the White House.
- Xi Jinping’s “Extraordinary Elevation.” Not even Adele with her five Grammy awards had as good a year as Xi Jinping. Although China blatantly exploits international trade rules, Xi won applause for his January speech at Davos championing globalization and likening protectionism to “locking oneself in a dark room.”
- North Korea Defies the World. Successive U.S. presidents have insisted that they would prevent North Korea from acquiring nuclear weapons. They backed that up by offering carrots, imposing sanctions, and threatening military action.
- The Globe Continues to Warm. The news is not good. The earth is getting warmer, whether people believe it or not. In September, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced that 2017 was shaping up as the second warmest year on record.
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- The New President. Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th president of the United States on Jan. 20, outlining his vision of a new national populism and reiterating the same “America First” mantra that delivered the White House to him during the 2016 election.
- The Mueller Investigation. Bowing to public and congressional pressure, Deputy U.S. Attorney General Rod Rosenstein appointed former FBI Director Robert Mueller in May as a special counsel to conduct the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential campaign.
- Greater Tensions with North Korea. American tensions with North Korea intensified rapidly since President Donald Trump was inaugurated in late January, as leader Kim Jong Un made no secret that his scientists are working on a nuclear-tipped missile capable of reaching the U.S.
- The #MeToo Movement. In early October, back-to-back bombshell reports in The New York Times and The New Yorker revealed that film mogul Harvey Weinstein allegedly lured women into hotel rooms and bars, and sexually harassed or assaulted them in what some have described as an open secret known for years in Hollywood.
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- President Donald Trump's tweets. "I'm going to be very restrained, if I use [Twitter] at all, I'm going to be very restrained," then President-elect Donald Trump told 60 Minutes' Lesley Stahl in his first TV interview just days after winning the U.S. election.
- The Women's March. One day after President Trump's inauguration, hundreds of thousands of people descended on Washington, D.C. for the Women's March, and many more took to the streets in cities across all 50 states as well as dozens of countries abroad.
- Harvey Weinstein allegations and the #MeToo movement. Bombshell reports in October from The New York Times and The New Yorker exposed allegations of Harvey Weinstein's sexual misconduct in Hollywood.
- Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria. Hurricane season in 2017 was particularly brutal for the southeastern U.S. and Caribbean. Hurricane Harvey left a path of destruction in Houston and surrounding areas of Texas as well as Louisiana.
Apr 19, 2015 · Historical events from year 2017. Learn about 807 famous, scandalous and important events that happened in 2017 or search by date or keyword.
Unix time. 1483228800 – 1514764799. 2017 ( MMXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2017th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 17th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 8th year of the 2010s decade.
Dec 31, 2017 · Disasters, Accidents and Emergency Incidents. Government and Politics. Journalism. Terrorism. World Politics. Deadly mass shootings, a plane crashing into a mall, police hoverbikes, a Tinder baby ...
