This Day In History

February 17
1370
Northern Crusades: Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Teutonic Knights meet in the Battle of Rudau.
1411
Following successful campaigns during the Ottoman Interregnum, Musa Çelebi, one of the sons of Bayezid I, becomes Sultan with the support of Mircea I of Wallachia.
1854
The United Kingdom recognizes the independence of the Orange Free State.
1979
The Sino-Vietnamese War begins.
1992
Nagorno-Karabakh War: Azerbaijani troops massacre 7090 Armenian civilians in the village of Qaradaðlý.
2008
Kosovo declares independence.
2011
Libyan protests begin. In Bahrain, security forces launched a deadly Pre-dawn raid on protesters in Pearl Roundabout in Manama, the day is locally known as Bloody Thursday.