THURSDAY, April 17, 2025

1864-Bread revolt in Savannah, Georgia

1907-Ellis Island, New York records 11,745 immigrants

1943-Japanese Navy Marshal Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto flies from Truk to Rabaul, tracked by US fighter aircraft after intelligence intercepts his itinerary

1946-Syria declares independence from French administration

1973-German counter-terrorist unit GSG 9 founded

1982-Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and Queen Elizabeth II sign the "Proclamation of the Constitution Act", establishing the "Charter of Rights and Freedoms" as part of the country’s new Constitution

1990-Gas explosion on passenger train in Kumrahar India, 80 die

1993-Two Los Angeles police officers convicted in federal court of violating Rodney King's civil rights and sentenced to prison, while two others are acquitted

2013-North Korea blocks a South Korean supply delegation from the Gaeseong joint industrial zone