Important Events From This day in History – 17th February

Today in History

• 2008 Kosovo declares its independence

  The region’s secession from Serbia followed an armed conflict referred to as the Kosovo War.

• 1992 Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer is jailed for life

  Dahmer was convicted of murdering and dismembering at least 17 young men and boys.

• 1913 The “Armory Show” opens in New York

  The exhibition, which featured works by Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, and Vincent van Gogh, heralded the arrival of artistic modernism in the United States.

• 1904 “Madama Butterfly” is premiered

  The first performance of Giacomo Puccini’s opera, one of the world’s most performed works of musical theater, was a flop.

• 1863 A precursor of the Red Cross and Red Crescent is founded

  The “Committee for Relief to the Wounded” was created by a group of citizens in Geneva, Switzerland.