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From left, clockwise: The
Cassini-Huygens
spacecraft descends into
Saturn
's atmosphere at the end of its mission;
North Korea
tests a series of missiles in the face of international condemnation; The
Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017
, dubbed the "Great American Eclipse", spanned the contiguous United States; The
2017 Puebla earthquake
strikes Central Mexico;
Catalonia
votes
for independence from
Spain
but is not recognized; The
2017 Las Vegas shooting
becomes the deadliest mass shooting in American history; The War Against
ISIS
at the
Battle of Mosul (2016-2017)
; British Police stand on guard during
Operation Temperer
after the
Manchester Arena bombing
2017
(
MMXVII
)
was a
common year
starting on Sunday
of the
Gregorian calendar
, the 2017th year of the
Common Era
(CE) and
Anno Domini
(AD) designations, the 17th year of the
3rd millennium
, the 17th year of the
21st century
, and the 8th year of the
2010s
decade.
20 January:
Donald Trump
is
inaugurated
as the
45th
President of the United States
The aftermath of the
2017 Westminster attack
Emmanuel Macron
is
elected
President of France
on 7 May
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.