It happenned on a… 17 February

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon premieres on NBC.

Libyan protests begin.

Canadian and Quebec delegations attend the first Francophone Summit – la francophonie.

Beatles release « Penny Lane » & « Strawberry Fields »

The world’s first superhero, The Phantom, a cartoon strip by Lee Falk, makes his first appearance in comics.

Geronimo dies in custody at about age 79; last Apache chief to surrender to US forces.

Madama Butterfly receives its première at La Scala in Milan.

First ship passes through the Suez Canal.