May 17 in history: stock exchange set up, Charlie Chaplin's coffin found and more

 | Updated: May 17, 2020, 12:52 PM IST

From homosexuality being declassified as mental illness to reaper machine being patented.

We have covered it all!

1792

New York stock exchange formed.

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1803

Reaping machine patented

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1978

Charlie Chaplin's stolen coffin is found

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1990

WHO declassified homosexuality as a mental illness.

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2007

North South Korean trains cross 38th parallel first time since 1953.

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