Event:
Egypt's minister of transport, Mohamed Rashad Al Matini, resigns after a school bus carrying 60 schoolchildren is hit by a train near Manfalut, 230 miles south of Cairo
More Notable Events on November 17: 1979 Khomeini frees most black and female U.S. hostages
1972 Juan Peron returns to Argentina
1959 De Beers firm of South Africa announces synthetic diamond
1928 Boston Garden officially opens
1913 Panama Canal opens
