On November 17
On November 17, 2 pivotal events are recorded in the Human Saga, including Emperor Kanmu founds Heian-kyo, opening Japan's classical golden age (794 CE).
On this day
In 794 CE, Emperor Kanmu moved the imperial court from Nagaoka-kyo to a newly built capital named Heian-kyo, the "Capital of Peace and Tranquility," on the site of modern Kyoto.
The Suez Canal, a 100-mile waterway linking the Mediterranean and Red seas across the Isthmus of Suez, opened to navigation on 17 November 1869 after a decade of construction overseen by Ferdinand de Lesseps and the Suez Canal Company.
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