On this day in history - February 17

What Happened On This Day – February 17

• 2008 Kosovo declares its independence

  The region's secession from Serbia followed an armed conflict referred to as the Kosovo War.

• 1992 Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer is jailed for life

  Dahmer was convicted of murdering and dismembering at least 17 young men and boys.

• 1913 The “Armory Show” opens in New York

  The art exhibition featured works by Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, and Vincent van Gogh and marked the advent of artistic modernism in the United States.

• 1904 “Madama Butterfly” is premiered

  Giacomo Puccini's opera, one of the world's most performed works of musical theater, was poorly received in its first performance.

• 1863 A precursor of the Red Cross and Red Crescent is founded

  The “Committee for Relief to the Wounded” was created by a group of citizens in Geneva, Switzerland.