July 17 encompasses numerous historic events. Notable occurrences include Disneyland's opening in 1955, which attracted a million visitors shortly after. The Second Confiscation Act was approved in 1862, granting freedom to slaves seeking refuge with Union forces during the Civil War. The onset of the Spanish Civil War began in 1936, marked by a coup attempt. In 1944, an explosion at the Port Chicago Naval Magazine resulted in the deaths of 320 individuals. A tragic aviation history includes TWA Flight 800's explosion in 1996 and the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in 2014, both causing numerous fatalities.
On July 17, 1955, Disneyland opened in Anaheim, California, after its $17 million, yearlong construction; the park drew a million visitors in its first 10 weeks.
In 1944, during World War II, 320 men, two-thirds of them African-Americans, were killed when a pair of ammunition ships exploded at the Port Chicago Naval Magazine in California.
In 1996, TWA Flight 800, a Europe-bound Boeing 747, exploded and crashed off Long Island, New York, shortly after departing John F. Kennedy International Airport, killing all 230 people on board.
In 2014, all 298 passengers and crew aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 were killed when the Boeing 777 was shot down over rebel-held eastern Ukraine.
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