On This Day for February 17 - Vietnam invaded by China, Michael Jordan is featured, and more

This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, [click here to view](. February 17 [Jordan, Michael]( FEATURED BIOGRAPHY 1963 Michael Jordan [READ MORE]( [China]( FEATURED EVENT 1979 Vietnam invaded by China [READ MORE]( Advertisement Advertisement MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY [Flag of Kosovo] 2008: [Kosovo]( declared its independence from [Serbia]( though a number of countries refused to recognize the new republic; the [International Court of Justice]( later ruled that Kosovo had not violated international law, but Serbia rejected that decision. [Dahmer, Jeffrey] 1992: Convicted serial killer [Jeffrey Dahmer]( was sentenced to 15 consecutive life terms for a series of gruesome [murders]( he was later killed by a fellow prison inmate. [Hunley] 1864: During the [American Civil War]( the Confederate [Hunley]( became the first [submarine]( to sink an enemy ship when it successfully attacked the USS Housatonic in the waters off Charleston, South Carolina. 1996: An [earthquake]( and an accompanying [tsunami]( in [Indonesia]( left 108 people dead, 423 injured, and 58 missing. [Macmillan, Harold] 1955: British Minister of Defense [Harold Macmillan]( announced plans to develop and produce [hydrogen bombs](. 1897: The [National Congress of Parents and Teachers]( better known as the Parent-Teacher Association (PTA), was founded in Washington, D.C., as the National Congress of Mothers. [SEE ALL EVENTS ON THIS DAY]( ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY 1936 [Jim Brown]( American football player and actor 1942 [Huey P. Newton]( American activist 1934 [Barry Humphries]( Australian actor 1925 [Hal Holbrook]( American actor 1890 [Sir Ronald Aylmer Fisher]( British geneticist and statistician [SEE ALL BIOS ON THIS DAY]( Advertisement FOLLOW: [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [YouTube]( To unsubscribe from Britannica e-mails, [click here](. Encyclopædia Britannica 325 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 200 Chicago, Illinois 60654 United States © 2019 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. [Privacy Policy]( • [Help](