On this day in history - Today, February, 17

Today in History

• 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.

• 1904 “Madama Butterfly” is premiered

  Giacomo Puccini's opera, one of the world's most performed works of musical theater, was poorly rece

• 1913 The “Armory Show” opens in New York

  The art exhibition featured works by Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, and Vincent van Gogh and marked t

• 1992 Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer is jailed for life

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

• 2008 Kosovo declares its independence

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