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2019-Taiwan passes same-sex marriage bill, first in Asia.

May 17, 2019. BBC NEWS

In 2017, the Supreme Court of the Judicial Yuan (equivalent to the Constitutional Court) ruled that refusing to recognize same-sex marriage was illegal, and the government had until May 24, 2019 to change the law.

The Legislative Yuan deliberated and voted on three different bills this time, but the most progressive bill submitted by the government led by President Tsai Ing-wen passed.

"On May 17, 2019, love won in Taiwan. We took a big step towards true equality and made Taiwan a better country," Tsai said on Twitter.

#May.17.2019 #same-sex marrige #Taiwan

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2004 – The first legal same-sex marriages

#May.17.2004 #same-sex marrige #Massachusetts.

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1995 -Went Missing 11th Panchen Lama

Gedhun Choekyi Nyima is often described as the world's youngest political prisoner. In 1995, he was chosen to be the Panchen Lama, Tibetan Buddhism's 2nd highest authority and selector of the next  Dalai Lama. The 6-year-old was then kidnapped by the Chinese government and hasn't been seen since.

Since his kidnapping, the whereabouts of Gedhun Choekyi Nyima have been unknown. Chinese officials state that his whereabouts are kept undisclosed to protect him.Human rights organizations termed him the "youngest political prisoner in the world". No foreign party has been allowed to visit him.

#May.17.1995 #11th Panchen Lama #Gedhun Choekyi Nyima #abducted #forcibly disappeared #Chinese occupying forces #Tibet #República Popular China

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1995 –  San Diego tank rampage

 Shawn Nelson steals an M60 tank from the California Army National Guard Armory in San Diego and proceeds to go on a rampage.

#May.17.1995 #San Diego tank rampage #history today

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1992- Black May

Black May (Thai: พฤษภาทมิฬ; RTGS: Phruetsapha Thamin), also known as "Bloody May", was a series of mass protests and subsequent crackdowns by security forces and police in Bangkok in May 1992. A rally of over 200,000 people led by Chamlong Srimuang was held on 17 May, caused by the extending of the military regime of Suchinda Kraprayoon, the 1991 Thai coup d'état leader. An estimated 52 to 100 protesters were killed, 696 were injured, and 175 had "disappeared" afterwards.

#May.17.1992 #mass protests #Black May #Bangkok

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1990 –IDAHOT DAY

International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia

The General Assembly of the World Health Organization (WHO) eliminates homosexuality from the list of psychiatric diseases.

#May.17.1990 #WHO #Against Homophobia #IDAHOT DAY

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1987 –USS Stark incident

 Iran–Iraq War: An Iraqi Dassault Mirage F1 fighter jet fires two missiles into the U.S. Navy warship USS Stark, killing 37 and injuring 21 of her crew.

#May.17.1987 #USS Stark incident

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1974 – Raid the Symbionese Liberation Army

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

#May.17.1974 #Symbionese Liberation Army #Patty Hearst

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1974 –Dublin and Monaghan bombings

 Thirty-three civilians are killed and 300 injured when the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) detonates four car bombs in Dublin and Monaghan, Republic of Ireland.

#May.17.1974 #Dublin and Monaghan bombings #UVF #The Troubles

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1956 –Sugar Ray Leonard

#May.17.1956 #birthday #Quintuple champion #Lineal championship

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1947- Seabiscuit

Seabiscuit (May 23, 1933 – May 17, 1947) was a champion thoroughbred racehorse in the United States who became the top money-winning racehorse up to the 1940s. He beat the 1937 Triple Crown winner, War Admiral, by four lengths in a two-horse special at Pimlico and was voted American Horse of the Year for 1938.

#May.17.1947 #date of death #Seabiscuit

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1900 – The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, first published

The children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum, is first published in the United States. The first copy is given to the author's sister.

#May.17.1900 #The Wonderful Wizard of Oz #L. Frank Baum

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1838 – Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord,

Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord (/ˌtælɪrænd ˈpɛrɪɡɔːr/,[1]French: [ʃaʁl mɔʁis də tal(ɛ)ʁɑ̃ peʁiɡɔʁ, – moʁ-]; 2 February 1754 – 17 May 1838), 1st Prince of Benevento, then Prince of Talleyrand, was a French secularized clergyman, statesman and leading diplomat. After studying theology, he became Agent-General of the Clergy in 1780. In 1789, just before the French Revolution, he became Bishop of Autun.

He worked at the highest levels of successive French governments, most commonly as foreign minister or in some other diplomatic capacity. His career spanned the regimes of Louis XVI, the years of the French Revolution, Napoleon, Louis XVIII, and Louis-Philippe. Those Talleyrand served often distrusted him but, like Napoleon, found him extremely useful. The name "Talleyrand" has become a byword for crafty, cynical diplomacy.

During the last years of his life Talleyrand began planning his reconciliation with the Catholic Church. On 16 May 1838, he signed a retraction of his errors towards the church and a letter of submission to Pope Gregory XVI. He died the following day at 3:55 p.m., at Saint-Florentin.

#May.17.1818 #date of death #de Talleyrand #statesman #leading diplomat

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1606 – False Dmitriy I

False Dmitry I (Russian: Лжедмитрий I, tr.Lzhedmitriy I)[1] (or Pseudo-Demetrius I) reigned as the Tsar of Russia from 10 June 1605 until his death on 17 May 1606 under the name of Dmitriy Ivanovich (Russian: Дмитрий Иванович). According to historian Chester S.L. Dunning, Dmitry was "the only Tsar ever raised to the throne by means of a military campaign and popular uprisings".

On the morning of 17 May 1606, ten days after Dmitry's marriage to Marina, huge numbers of boyars and commoners stormed the Kremlin. Dmitry tried to flee by jumping out a window, but fractured his leg in the fall. He fled to a bathhouse and tried to disappear within. But he was recognized and dragged out by the boyars, who killed him lest he successfully appeal to the crowd.

#May.17.1606 #date of death #False Dmitry I #pretender to the Russian throne

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2018 - Hideki Saijo

Hideki Saijo(西城 秀樹, Saijō Hideki, originally Tatsuo Kimoto (木本 龍雄, Kimoto Tatsuo); April 13, 1955 – May 16, 2018) was a Japanese singer.

Most famous for singing the Japanese version of the Village People's hit song "Y.M.C.A.,"[1] called "Young Man. Although the original version was camp, Saijō's version was intended to seriously inspire "young men."

In 1999 performed "Turn a Turn," the first opening theme song for ∀ Gundam.

Saijo died from acute heart failure in a hospital in Yokohama city on May 16, 2018 aged 63.

#Youtube #May.16.2018 #date of death #Hideki Saijō #西城 秀樹 #Japanese singer

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2002年 - 五代目柳家小さん

五代目 柳家 小さん（やなぎや こさん、1915年1月2日 - 2002年5月16日）は、長野県長野市出身[1]の落語家であった。剣道家、俳優としても知られた。本名：小林 盛夫。出囃子は「序の舞」。1995年、落語家として初の人間国宝に認定された。位階は従五位。剣道の段位は範士七段。

#May.16.2002 #date of death #五代目柳家小さん #落語家 #人間国宝 #落語