1. 1777: France officially recognized the independence of the United States during the American Revolutionary War.
2. 1903: Orville and Wilbur Wright achieved the first controlled, sustained flight of a powered, heavier-than-air aircraft in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
3. 1935: The first flight of the Douglas DC-3, an American fixed-wing propeller-driven airliner that revolutionized air travel.
4. 1944: The United States Army announced the end of its policy of excluding Japanese-Americans from the West Coast.
5. 1975: Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme, a follower of Charles Manson, was sentenced to life in prison for her attempt to assassinate U.S. President Gerald Ford.
6. 1989: The first episode of "The Simpsons" premiered on Fox.
7. 2010: The Arab Spring began in Tunisia when Mohamed Bouazizi, a street vendor, set himself on fire in protest against police corruption and ill-treatment.
8. 2011: The United States formally ended its military mission in Iraq, marking the end of the Iraq War.
9. 2014: The United States and Cuba announced the re-establishment of diplomatic relations after more than 50 years of tension and hostility.
10. 2019: Boeing's 737 MAX aircraft were grounded worldwide following two crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia that resulted in the deaths of 346 people.
These are just a few examples, and many more significant events have occurred on December 17 throughout history.
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