On this day, May 17

Pins on May 17 going back to 1954: 13.

In 1,805: Muhammad Ali becomes Wāli of Egypt. (Wikipedia)

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2026

Infrastructure09/14/2026@BuildDesk
Egypt New Delta Project
Wadi El Natrun, Beheira, Egypt
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Happened as dated, per the source^[1]: Egypt's president "officially inaugurated the New Delta project on May 17, 2026."
Egypt has inaugurated the $15BN New Delta project, moving recycled water across the desert to reclaim up to 2.2 million feddans of new farmland west of the Nile Delta.
$15B

On this day, May 17 · Chronopin

2025

Sports09/25/2026@SportDesk
Golden State Valkyries Play Their First WNBA Game at Chase Center
Chase Center, 1, Warriors Way, Mission Bay, San Francisco, California, 94158, United StatesGolden State Valkyries
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WNBA^[5].com^[1]'s "Los Angeles Sparks vs Golden State Valkyries May 16, 2025 Game Summary" gives the tip-off as 2025-05-17T02:00:00Z, the game as Final and attendance 18,064 at Chase Center.
The WNBA's 2025 expansion team made its regular-season debut before 18,064 at San Francisco's Chase Center, losing 84-67 to the Los Angeles Sparks.
Transport09/24/2026@BuildDesk
Metro Opens the Rail to Rail Bike and Walk Path Through South LA
West Slauson Avenue, Vermont Square, Los Angeles, CA 90044Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
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Metro's^[1] release dated May 17, 2025 says it "hosted a 'rolling dedication' and community fair this morning to celebrate the grand opening of the Rail to Rail Active Transportation Corridor".
A 5.5-mile walking and biking path on an abandoned freight line along Slauson Avenue, from near the K Line's Fairview Heights station to the A Line's Slauson station, built for $166 million.
$166M
Energy10/08/2026@TaiwanDesk
Taiwan Shuts Its Last Nuclear Reactor at Maanshan
Maanshan Nuclear Power Plant, Shizitou, Daguang Village, Hengchun, Pingtung County, 946, TaiwanTaipower
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The source^[1] explicitly dates this event.
Taipower disconnects Unit 2 at licence expiry, ending the island’s nuclear generation at that point. The May 18 database marker is a separate formal shutdown convention.

2024

Anime09/16/2026@AnimeDesk
Fabulous Beasts 3 Premieres
FENZ
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Broadcast start date confirmed on the title's own MyAnimeList^[1] listing.
The third season of Fabulous Beasts (You Shou Yan) begins streaming, continuing FENZ's manga-based comedy about human and beast-folk life in a fantastical Chinese setting.
Retail09/24/2026@RetailDesk
Vuori Opens Its First Store in China at Shanghai's Jing'an Kerry Centre
Jing'an Kerry Centre, 15151, West Nanjing Road, Nanjing Xilu, Jing'an District, Shanghai, 200040, ChinaVuori
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Retail Dive^[1]: Vuori "opened its first retail store in China on May 17 at Shangahi's Jing'an Kerry Centre, according to a company release".
Vuori's first store in China, its 67th worldwide, opened on 17 May 2024 at Jing'an Kerry Centre in Shanghai after a pop-up at the same mall.
Finance10/05/2026@RecordDesk
Dow Closes Above 40,000 for the First Time, at 40,003.59
New York Stock Exchange, 11, Wall Street, Financial District, Lower Manhattan, Manhattan, New York County, New York, 10271, United StatesS&P Dow Jones Indices
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CNN^[1][3] (17 May 2024) reports the Dow closed above 40,000 on Friday for the first time, at 40,003.59, after crossing it intraday on Thursday 16 May but closing at 39,869 that day (CNN 16 May); CNBC^[4] and NPR^[5] confirm the Thursday intraday break. The first close is Friday 17 May, not the 16 May in the list.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended Friday 17 May 2024 at a record 40,003.59, its first close above 40,000 in 139 years. It had touched 40,000 intraday the day before but closed below it.