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Historical Events on November 17

  • War of the League of Cambrai

    1511

    Henry VIII of England concluded the Treaty of Westminster, a pledge of mutual aid against the French, with Ferdinand II of Aragon.

  • Battle of the Bridge of Arcole

    1796

    French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Bridge of Arcole: French forces defeat the Austrians in Italy.

  • 6th United States Congress

    1800

    The United States Congress holds its first session in Washington, D.C.

  • Gran Colombia

    1831

    Ecuador and Venezuela are separated from Gran Colombia.

  • Gadsden Purchase

    1856

    American Old West: On the Sonoita River in present-day southern Arizona, the United States Army establishes Fort Buchanan in order to help control new land acquired in the Gadsden Purchase.

  • Knoxville Campaign

    1863

    American Civil War: Siege of Knoxville begins: Confederate forces led by General James Longstreet place Knoxville, Tennessee, under siege.

  • Suez Canal

    1869

    In Egypt, the Suez Canal, linking the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea, is inaugurated.

  • Marche Slave

    1876

    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's "Slavonic March" is given its premiere performance in Moscow, Russia.

  • Soviet Union

    1933

    United States recognizes Soviet Union.

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