THIS DAY IN HISTORY: November 17,1558: Elizabethan Age begins

Queen Mary I, the monarch of England and Ireland since 1553, dies and is succeeded by her 25-year-old half-sister, Elizabeth. Read more...


American Revolution
1777 : Articles of Confederation submitted to the states
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/articles-of-confederation-submitted-to-the-states

Automotive
1998 : "Day One" for DaimlerChrysler on NYSE
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/day-one-for-daimlerchrysler-on-nyse

Civil War
1863 : The Siege of Knoxville begins
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/-siege-of-knoxville-tennessee-begins

Cold War
1969 : SALT I negotiations begin
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/salt-i-negotiations-begin

Crime
1972 : A wealthy heiress is murdered by her son
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/a-wealthy-heiress-is-murdered-by-her-son
2003 : Washington, D.C., sniper John Muhammad convicted
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/washington-dc-sniper-john-muhammad-convicted

Disaster
1421 : Thousands die in massive flood
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/thousands-die-in-massive-flood

General Interest
1839 : Verdi's first opera opens
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/verdis-first-opera-opens
1869 : Suez Canal opens
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/suez-canal-opens

Hollywood
2003 : "The Terminator" becomes "The Governator" of California
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-terminator-becomes-the-governator-of-california

Literary
1993 : The Shipping News, by Annie Proulx, wins the National Book Award
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-shipping-news-by-annie-proulx-wins-the-national-book-award

Music
1958 : The Kingston Trio brings folk music to the top of the U.S. pop charts
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-kingston-trio-brings-folk-music-to-the-top-of-the-us-pop-charts

Old West
1856 : U.S. establishes Fort Buchanan
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-establishes-fort-buchanan

Presidential
1973 : Nixon insists that he is not a crook
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nixon-insists-that-he-is-not-a-crook

Sports
1968 : The Heidi Bowl
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-heidi-bowl

Vietnam War
1965 : 1st Cavalry unit ambushed in the Ia Drang Valley
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/1st-cavalry-unit-ambushed-in-the-ia-drang-valley
1970 : My Lai trial begins
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/my-lai-trial-begins

World War I
1914 : Germans make last stab at Ypres
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germans-make-last-stab-at-ypres

World War II
1887 : Monty is born
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/monty-is-born