What Happens on 17th July
1998 : A large tsunami triggered by an earthquake swept away several villages around Aitape in northern Papua New Guinea
1996 : At 08:31, the TWA 800, Boeing 747-100, exploded minutes after takeoff from John F. Kennedy Airport in New York City
1981 : One of the worst disasters in US history occurs with the collapse of a hanging place hanging in the lobby of the new Hyatt Regency Hotel in Kansas City, Mo
1976 : Indonesia annexed the former Portuguese colony in East Timor
1955 : Disneyland, one of the most popular and profitable amusement parks in the United States, opened in Anaheim, California
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