Explore 1917 historical events from 2000–2009.
Cassini–Huygens, commonly called Cassini, was a joint space-research mission by NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA), and the Italian Space Agency (ASI) to send a space probe to s…
Cassini–Huygens makes its closest flyby of the Saturn moon Phoebe
SpaceShipOne is an experimental air-launched rocket-powered aircraft with sub-orbital spaceflight capability at speeds of up to 3,000 ft/s (2,000 mph) / 910 m/s (3,300 km/h) using …
SpaceShipOne becomes the first privately funded spaceplane to achieve spaceflight
Capital punishment, also known as the death penalty and formerly called judicial homicide, is the state-sanctioned killing of a person as punishment for actual or supposed miscondu…
In New York, capital punishment is declared unconstitutional
The Iraq War, also referred to as the Second Gulf War, was a protracted armed conflict in Iraq from 2003 to 2011. It began with the invasion by a United States–led coalition, which…
Iraq War: Sovereign power is handed to the interim government of Iraq by the Coalition Provisional Authority, ending the
Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and the second largest in the Solar System, after Jupiter. It is a gas giant, with an average radius of about 9 times that of Earth. It has …
Saturn orbit insertion of Cassini–Huygens begins at 01:12 UTC and ends at 02:48 UTC.
Kirsty Muir is a Scottish freestyle skier representing Great Britain who competes in big air and slopestyle. She came second in the big air event at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics,…
Kirsty Muir, Scottish freestyle skier
Ashlyn Rose Krueger is an American professional tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking by the WTA of No. 29, achieved on 14 July 2025, and a doubles ranking of world …
Ashlyn Krueger, American tennis player
Kim Min-ji, known mononymously as Minji, is a South Korean singer. Minji made her debut as a member of the South Korean girl group NewJeans, under the record label ADOR on July 22,…
Minji, South Korean singer
Peyton Elizabeth Lee is an American actress. She is known for starring in the title role of the Disney Channel comedy-drama series Andi Mack (2017–2019). She has continued to work …
Peyton Elizabeth Lee, American actress
One World Trade Center, also known as One WTC and the Freedom Tower, is the main building of the rebuilt World Trade Center complex in Lower Manhattan, New York City. Designed by D…
The cornerstone of the Freedom Tower is laid on the World Trade Center site in New York City.
Direct election is a system of choosing political officeholders in which the voters directly cast ballots for the persons or political party that they want to see elected. The meth…
The first direct Indonesian presidential election is held.
The Senate Report on Iraqi WMD Intelligence was the report by the United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence concerning the U.S. intelligence community's assessments of …
The Senate Report on Iraqi WMD Intelligence is released by the United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence,…
Millennium Park is a public park in the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois, United States, operated by the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE). …
Millennium Park, considered Chicago's first and most ambitious early 21st-century architectural project, is opened to…
Jenna Davis is an American actress, Internet personality, and singer-songwriter. She is best known for voicing the titular character of the horror film M3GAN (2022) and its sequel,…
Jenna Davis, American actress and YouTuber
Mackenzie Frances Ziegler is an American singer, actress, internet personality, and former dancer. She appeared as a child for six years on the Lifetime reality dance series Dance …
Mackenzie Ziegler, American child actress, dancer, and recording artist
Francesca Angelucci Capaldi is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Chloe James in the Disney Channel sitcom Dog with a Blog (2012–15) and Nellie Chambers in the…
Francesca Capaldi, American actress
Katrina Scott is an American tennis player.
Katrina Scott, American tennis player
Soyoka Yoshida is a Japanese singer, dancer, model, and actress. She is best known as a member of the girl group @onefive, and is a former member of the idol group Sakura Gakuin. …
Soyoka Yoshida, Japanese entertainer
Amelia Eve Gibson, known professionally as Millie Gibson, is an English actress. She is known for portraying Kelly Neelan in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street from 2019 to 2022 …
Millie Gibson, English actress
Erika Aleksandrovna Andreeva is a Russian tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 65, reached on 21 October 2024. She also has a best doubles ranking of N…
Erika Andreeva, Russian tennis player
Luke Chambers is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Premier League club Liverpool. He was part of the England national under-19 football team that won …
Luke Chambers, English footballer
Michael Anthony Williams is an American college basketball player in the NCAA transfer portal. He previously played for the UCF Knights and Sacramento State Hornets.
Mikey Williams, American basketball player
Daniela Andrea Avanzini Llorente is an American singer and dancer. She is best known as a member of the girl group Katseye, formed through the 2023 reality show Dream Academy. She …
Daniela Avanzini, American singer and dancer
Diabé Ousmane Cothy Bolumbu Sombo is a French professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Ligue 3 club Caen.
Diabé Bolumbu, French footballer