here's the events that took place on the 17th of january
https:// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_17
2007: The Doomsday Clock is set to five minutes to midnight in response to North Korea's nuclear testing.
1961 – U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivers a televised farewell address to the nation three days before leaving office, in which he warns against the accumulation of power by the "military–industrial complex" as well as the dangers of massive spending, especially deficit spending.