Cities around the world keep their histories on dates. Here is what happened on April 17 across the 2 editorial events Pyflo has so far catalogued for this date.
Phnom Penh became Cambodia's capital in 1431 when the Khmer Empire abandoned Angkor (modern Siem Reap area) after Thai/Ayutthayan attacks — the move from Angkor to Phnom Penh marked the end of the Khmer imperial period and the start of the long Cambodian decline.
was established on April 17, 1976 during the Indian Emergency (1975-1977) by Sanjay Gandhi (the significant son of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi).
Drawn from the Pyflo Atlas — an interactive timeline of 1,601 editorial events reaching back to 2100 BCE, each pin a deep link into a city's full story. Watch history play out on the map →