Historical Events for 17th February 2026

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1902 - A general strike in Barcelona and nearby towns leads to government-troop reprisals that leave 40 dead
1904 - Giacomo Puccini's opera "Madama Butterfly" premieres at La Scala in Milan, Italy
1927 - Toronto Maple Leafs, in the team's first game since changing name from "St. Patricks", beat the visiting New York Americans, 4-1 at the Mutual Street Arena
1939 - Katwijk soccer team forms in the Netherlands
1974 - 16th Daytona 500: Richard Petty first driver to win back-to-back titles at Daytona; his 5th Great American race
1985 - 3rd person to receive an artificial heart (Murray Haydon)
1997 - Weekly Standard shows evidence Larry Flint sexually abused his daughter
2014 - US Secretary of State John Kerry claims climate change requires urgent action and that only a small "window of time" remained open

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