Difference between revisions of "May 17"
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*[[1802]]: the [[Philolexian Society]] is founded | *[[1802]]: the [[Philolexian Society]] is founded | ||
| − | *[[1939]]: a Columbia-[[Princeton]] | + | *[[1939]]: a Columbia-[[Princeton]] baseball game at [[Baker Field]] is the first sporting event covered live on television |
| + | *[[1968]]: Neighborhood activists occupy a Columbia-owned building in a protest over evictions. Sympathetic students stage a sit-in; over 100 (over 50 students) are arrested. | ||
{{succession|preceded=[[May 16]]|succeeded=[[May 18]]|office=Days of the Year|years=May 17}} | {{succession|preceded=[[May 16]]|succeeded=[[May 18]]|office=Days of the Year|years=May 17}} | ||
[[Category:Days]] | [[Category:Days]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:08, 23 April 2008
On May 17...
- 1802: the Philolexian Society is founded
- 1939: a Columbia-Princeton baseball game at Baker Field is the first sporting event covered live on television
- 1968: Neighborhood activists occupy a Columbia-owned building in a protest over evictions. Sympathetic students stage a sit-in; over 100 (over 50 students) are arrested.
| Preceded by May 16 |
Days of the Year May 17 |
Succeeded by May 18 |
