A fortuitous day.

November 17th is Day Zero in the modified Julian Calendar

As 2020 is a leap year, it is the 322nd day of the year

There are 44 days remaining in the year

It was the day the first Congress assembled in 1800

It was the date of Bloody Mary’s death and the beginning of the Elizabethan Age, which established freedom of conscience in what later became the English Speaking World

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