2017 is a Common year starting on Sunday. (see link for calendar)

Events

• August 21 - First total solar eclipse of the 21st century for the United States, and the first visible in the continental US since February 26, 1979. Totality will occur along a path curving from Oregon to South Carolina, and will last at most 2 minutes and 40 seconds.
• Sealed government documents surrounding JFK's assassination to be released.