On This Day: King Simeon elected Bulgarian PM, become first monarch in eastern Europe to enter active politics

Following are some of the major events to have occurred on June 17:1925 - Twenty-nine countries signed the Geneva Protocol that prohibited the use of poisonous gases in war.1994 - Former Hall of Fame football star O.J. Simpson is arrested following two murders.1996 - French cyclist Jeannie Longo bre

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