On This Day - July 17, A Shot of History

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2014 – Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crashes near the border of Ukraine and Russia after being shot down. All 298 people on board are killed.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysia_Airlines_Flight_17
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVTvpu9fMc8

1952 – David Hasselhoff, American actor and singer, is born.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Hasselhoff
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vNsDhFaKUk

1918 – Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and family are murdered by Bolshevik Chekists.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_of_the_Romanov_family
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Russian_Imperial_Family_1911.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_II_of_Russia#/media/File:Engagement_official_picture_of_Alexandra_and_Nicholas.jpg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZAgAHRrF6k

1955 – Disneyland is dedicated and opened by Walt Disney in Anaheim, California.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disneyland
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHQowfZPgH4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rHjoimz5XI

Produced by Anne-Sophie Goninet