Evolution is the change in the inherited traits of a population of organisms through successive generations.

Elizabeth I (1533–1603) was Queen regnant of England and Queen regnant of Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. Elizabeth was the fifth and last monarch of the Tudor dynasty.

Antarctica is Earth's southernmost continent, encapsulating the South Pole.

The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions.

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George Henry Jenkins

• ... that George Jenkins (pictured) was described in 1901 as "the happiest, proudest, most important and most worried individual" in Australia, but 90 years later as "a lazy, dictatorial, unctuous opportunist"?
• ... that the Golden State Valkyries are the first expansion franchise in the WNBA since 2008?
• ... that a 2021 Dutch translation of the Bible introduces five new animals?
• ... that in Freedom from Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929–1945, "the 'American people' appear with conspicuous infrequency"?
• ... that Julian Prégardien's performance as the Evangelist in Bach's St Matthew Passion was noted by one reviewer for its emphatic and penetrating "profoundly human" nature?
• ... that The New York Times called Teeth a "feminist awakening with a lethal bite"?
• ... that Debbie Currie once worked as a lollipop lady?
• ... that the Missoula Children's Theatre works with more than 65,000 children every year?
• ... that in two years the Thourots became the Brewers, who became the Palaces, who became the Jackaways, who became the Mules, who then disbanded?

Lawrence Wong

• Protests break out in New Caledonia, a territory of France in the Pacific, over voting rights changes.
• Lee Hsien Loong steps down after nearly 20 years as the prime minister of Singapore, and is succeeded by Lawrence Wong (pictured).
• Robert Fico, the prime minister of Slovakia, is hospitalised after an assassination attempt.
• Switzerland, represented by Nemo with "The Code", wins the Eurovision Song Contest.
• A series of solar storms impact Earth, creating aurorae seen farther from the poles than usual.

May 17: International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia

Anne of Denmark

• 1590 – Anne of Denmark (pictured) was crowned the queen consort of Scotland in a ceremony at Holyrood Abbey in Edinburgh.
• 1863 – American Civil War: At the Battle of Big Black River Bridge in Mississippi, Union forces under John A. McClernand defeated a Confederate rearguard and captured around 1,700 men.
• 1900 – The first copies of the children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum were printed.
• 1954 – The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the landmark case Brown v. Board of Education, outlawing racial segregation in public schools because "separate educational facilities are inherently unequal" and therefore unconstitutional.
• 1987 – An Iraqi jet fired two Exocet missiles at the American frigate USS Stark, killing 37 personnel and injuring 21 others.