TUESDAY, Dec. 17, 2024

1637-Shimabara Rebellion: Japanese peasants led by Amakusa Shiro rise against daimyo Matsukura Shigeharu

1875-Violent bread riots in Montreal

1940-British troops occupy Sollum, Egypt

1941-World War II: Beginning of the Siege of Sebastopol.

1941-Dutch and Australian troops land on Portuguese Timor

1949-Burma recognizes People's Republic of China

1971-Cease fire between India & Pakistan in Kashmir

1987-Czechoslovak party leader Gustav Husak resigns

1999-The United Nations General Assembly passes resolution 54/134 designating November 25 as the annual International Day to Eliminate Violence Against Women