On this day: Manuel Quezon y Molina was elected first president of the Philippine Commonwealth in 1935

Following are some of the major events which occurred on September 17: 1935 – Manuel Quezon y Molina was elected first president of the Philippine Commonwealth, established under U.S. tutelage. 1948 – Count Folke Bernadotte of Sweden, United Nations mediator between Israel and…

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