The Night the Moon Got Its First Driver
On November 17, 1970, the Soviet Union landed Lunokhod 1 in the Sea of Rains — the first rover ever driven on another world.
On November 17
The Night Television Chose Heidi Over Football
On November 17, 1968, NBC cut away from a Jets–Raiders thriller to air the children's movie Heidi — and viewers missed one of football's wildest finishes.
The Day a 25-Year-Old Inherited a Kingdom
On November 17, 1558, Queen Mary I died at St James's Palace, and her half-sister Elizabeth — once imprisoned, once declared illegitimate — became queen of England.