This day in history

November 17

1558 - Elizabeth I aged 25, ascends the English throne upon death of her half sister, Queen "Bloody" Mary.

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1800 - Congress holds its 1st session in Washington, D.C. in an incomplete Capitol Building.

1831- Ecuador and Venezuela separated from Greater Colombia

1869 - Suez Canal in Egypt opens, linking Mediterranean and Red seas.