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Subject: Today In History May 17
Date: Mon, 17 May 2004 11:59:03 EDT
May 17, 1590 Anne of Denmark is crowned Queen of Scotland
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May 17, 1642 Paul Chomeday sieur de Maisonneuve founds Ville Marie
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May 17, 1673 Louis Joliet and Father Jacques Marquette begin exploring the
Mississippi River
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May 17, 1775 The Continental Congress bans trade with Canada
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May 17, 1846 The Saxophone is patented by Antoine Joseph Sax
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May 17, 1749 Happy Birthday Edward Jenner inventor of vaccination
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May 17, 1841 A landslide at Citadel Rock, Quebec City kills 32
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May 17, 1689 Beginning of King William's War
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May 17, 1672 Frontenac becomes Governor of New France
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May 17, 1845 The rubber band is patented
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