Historical Events for 17th March 2023

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1800 - British warship HMS Queen Charlotte catches fire off the Tuscan Archipelago; 700 die
1842 - Treaty of 1842: Wyandotte (Huron) Indian nation cedes 114,000 acres of land in Ohio and Michigan to US, in exchange for 148,000 acres west of the Mississippi
1897 - British boxer Bob Fitzsimmons KOs American champion 'Gentleman' Jim Corbett in the 14th round to win World Heavyweight title in Carson City, Nevada
1900 - American modern dancer Isadora Duncan gives her first Europen performance in London, England
1943 - Physician Willem J. Kolff performs the world's first 'hemodialysis' using his artificial kidney machine, however the treatment is unsuccessful and the patient dies, in the Netherlands
1959 - Australia and USSR restore diplomatic relations
1960 - US President Eisenhower forms anti-Castro-exile army under the CIA
1961 - Jaguar head William Lyons debuts the first E-Type model at the Geneva International Motor Show, creating a sensation
1995 - Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams visits the White House in Washington, D.C.
2021 - America's Cup, Auckland: Emirates Team New Zealand beats Italian yacht Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli by 46s in race 10 for a 7-3 series victory and retain the cup

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