Question: what important events happened on december 17?
Answer: 2010 Mohamed Bouazizi sets himself on fire. ...  2010 The beginning of the Arab Spring. ...  1989 First episode of The Simpsons aired. ...  1903 First flight of the Wright Flyer. ...  1790 Discovery of the Aztec calendar stone. ...  1978 Manny Pacquiao. ...  1973 Paula Radcliffe. ...  1936 Pope Francis.