What happend on 17th May

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2004

Same-sex marriage becomes legal in Massachusetts.

2003

Mozilla Firefox. Browser renamed from Phoenix to Firebird.

1999

Ehud Barak is elected prime minister of Israel.

1995

After 18 years as the mayor of Paris, Jacques Chirac takes office as President of France.

1992

In Thailand, the so-called Black May begins. Thai police and protestors start attacking one another. By midnight, the current Thai government declares a state of emergency, and military troops, equipped with M-16 rifles, open fire.

1987

Iran-Iraq War: The USS Stark (FFG-31) is struck by a missile from an Iraqi Mirage fighter killing 37 and injuring 21 of her crew.

1984

Prince Charles calls a proposed addition to the National Gallery, London, a "monstrous carbuncle on the face of a much-loved and elegant friend," sparking controversies on the proper role of the Royal Family and the course of modern architecture.

1983

Lebanon, Israel, and the United States sign an agreement on Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon.

1980

General Chun Doo-hwan of South Korea declares martial law in order to suppress student demonstrations.

1974

Police in Los Angeles, California, raid the Symbionese Liberation Army's headquarters, killing six members, including Camilla Hall.