Date in year · 2017 · The 2010s
On September 20, 2017, hurricane Maria makes landfall in Puerto Rico as a powerful Category 4 hurricane, resulting in 2,975 deaths, US$90 billion in damage, and a major humanitarian crisis. The year's #1 song was "Shape of You" by Ed Sheeran.
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Featured · September 20, 2017
S. territory of Puerto Rico, which accounted for 2,975 of the 3,059 deaths. S.
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2017 (MMXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2017th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 17th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 8th year of the 2010s decade.
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Category 5 Atlantic hurricane in 2017
S. territory of Puerto Rico, which accounted for 2,975 of the 3,059 deaths. S.
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