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May 17: Ascension Thursday in Christianity (2007); Constitution Day in Norway (1814), Galician Literature Day in Galicia, Spain.

1590 - Anne of Denmark (pictured) was crowned Queen of Scotland in the abbey church at Holyrood Palace.

1792 - The New York Stock Exchange was formed.

1865 - The International Telecommunication Union, the world's oldest international organization, was founded as the International Telegraph Union in Paris.

1900 - Second Boer War: The Siege of Mafeking was lifted after 217 days.

1943 - World War II: RAF Dam Busters successfully deployed bouncing bombs on German dams in Operation Chastise.

Recent days: May 16 – May 15 – May 14

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