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July 17, 1919: The form of government in the Republic of Finland is officially confirmed. For this reason, July 17 is known as the Day of Democracy (Kansanvallan päivä) in Finland.

Finland's form of government for 100 years

In June 1919, the Parliament approved Finland's republican form of government, which was confirmed by Regent Mannerheim on July 17, 1919. The form of government, as well as the previously approved parliamentary order, election law and municipal election law, are still important to Finnish democracy. These decisions have guided the structure of Finnish society and the development of Finland into a modern state governed by the rule of law.

Finland's republican form of government, the constitution enacted in 1919, turns one hundred years old this year. The form of government established as a constitution a hundred years ago is celebrated with various events during the summer and autumn.

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July 17, 1975: Apollo–Soyuz Test Project: An American Apollo and a Soviet Soyuz spacecraft dock with each other in orbit marking the first such link-up between spacecraft from the two nations.






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July 17, 1953: The largest number of United States midshipman casualties in a single event results from an aircraft crash in Florida, killing 43. 23 midshipmen from the University of Oklahoma, ten from Rice University, two from the University of Missouri, two from Oregon State University, one from the University of Oregon, one from the University of Utah, and one from the Georgia Institute of Technology were flying aboard United States Marine Corps R4Q Packet BuNo 131663 from Corpus Christi, Texas to Norfolk, Virginia. The plane was the second of five transports making a midnight refueling stop at NAS Whiting Field. The port engine lost power during initial climb following takeoff and the plane hit a clump of trees a mile north of the runway. The plane then destroyed three parked cars and a barn as it crashed and burned. Six injured men were found in the wreckage, but only two midshipmen and one of the 6-man USMC crew survived.


July 17, 1996: TWA Flight 800: Off the coast of Long Island, New York, a Paris-bound TWA Boeing 747 explodes, killing all 230 on board.

July 17, 1997: After takeoff from Husein Sastranegara International Airport, Sempati Air Flight 304 crashes into a residential neighborhood in Bandung, killing 28 people.

July 17, 2000: During approach to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, India, Alliance Air Flight 7412 suddenly crashes into a residential neighborhood in Patna, killing 60 people.

July 17, 2007: TAM Airlines Flight 3054, an Airbus A320, crashes into a warehouse after landing too fast and missing the end of the São Paulo–Congonhas Airport runway, killing 199 people.



July 17, 2014: Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, a Boeing 777, crashes near the border of Ukraine and Russia after being shot down. All 298 people on board are killed.




July 17, 1984: The national drinking age in the United States was changed from 18 to 21.





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