May 17 – anniversary of Merry-go-round Frozen in Time May 17, 2016November 27, 2016 Image source On May 17, 1620, the first merry-go-round was seen at a fair in Philippapolis, Turkey. Some other important events that happened on May 17 over the years are: • 1395 – Battle of Rovine, Wallachians defeat an invading Ottoman army. • 1590 – Anne of Denmark is crowned Queen of Scotland. • 1673 – Louis Jolliet and Jacques Marquette begin exploring the Mississippi River. • 1805 – Muhammad Ali becomes Wāli of Egypt • 1865 – The International Telegraph Union (later the International Telecommunication Union) is established in Paris. • 1899 – Victoria and Albert Museum foundation laid in England. • 1902 – Greek archaeologist Valerios Stais discovers the Antikythera mechanism, an ancient mechanical analog computer. • 1968 – European Space Research Organisation launches the 1st satellite. • 1993 – Intel’s new Pentium processor is unveiled. • 2004 – The first legal same-sex marriages in the U.S. are performed in the state of Massachusetts. • 2010 – Iceland’s volcano causes Britain’s two busiest airports to close in addition to Dublin Airport and Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. • 2014 – Google, Inc. and Apple, Inc. have agreed to drop certain patent lawsuits against each other; the lawsuits revolve around Google’s Motorola Mobility technology. Share on Facebook Share Share on TwitterTweet Share on Pinterest Share Share on LinkedIn Share Share on Digg Share