- 1775 17 Jun British troops are victorious at Bunker Hill, the first major battle of the American War of Independence.
- 1940 17 Jun More than 3,000 die as RMS 'Lancastria' is sunk by German bombers in Britain's worst maritime disaster.
- 1972 17 Jun Burglars break into Democratic Party offices in Washington DC, sparking the 'Watergate scandal'.
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