WHAT HAPPENED ON 17. JANUARY
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Convicted murderer Gary Gilmore is executed by a firing squad in Utah, ending a ten-year moratorium on capital punishment in the United States. (17. January 1977)

President of the Philippines Ferdinand Marcos lifts martial law eight years and five months after declaring it. (17. January 1981)

"Cold Sunday": in numerous cities in the United States temperatures fall to their lowest levels in over 100 years. (17. January 1982)

The tallest department store in the world, Hudson's flagship store in downtown Detroit, closes due to high cost of operating. (17. January 1983)

Gulf War: Operation Desert Storm begins early in the morning. Iraq fires 8 Scud missiles into Israel in an unsuccessful bid to provoke Israeli retaliation. (17. January 1991)

Harald V becomes King of Norway on the death of his father, Olav V. (17. January 1991)

During a visit to South Korea, Japanese Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa apologizes for forcing Korean women into sexual slavery during World War II. (17. January 1992)

1994 Northridge earthquake: A magnitude 6.7 earthquake hits Northridge, California. (17. January 1994)

The Great Hanshin earthquake: A magnitude 7.3 earthquake occurs near Kobe, Japan, causing extensive property damage and killing 6,434 people. (17. January 1995)

The Czech Republic applies for membership of the European Union. (17. January 1996)

A Delta 2 carrying a GPS2R satellite explodes 13 seconds after launch, dropping 250 tons of burning rocket remains around the launch pad. (17. January 1997)

Lewinsky scandal: Matt Drudge breaks the story of the Bill Clinton-Monica Lewinsky affair on his website The Drudge Report. (17. January 1998)

U.S. President Bill Clinton posthumously promotes William Clark from Lieutenant to Captain. (17. January 2001)

Mount Nyiragongo erupts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, displacing an estimated 400,000 people. (17. January 2002)

The Doomsday Clock is set to five minutes to midnight in response to North Korea nuclear testing. (17. January 2007)

British Airways Flight 38 crash lands just short of London Heathrow Airport in England with no fatalities. It is the first complete hull loss of a Boeing 777. (17. January 2008)

Rioting begins between Muslim and Christian groups in Jos, Nigeria, resulting in at least 200 deaths. (17. January 2010)