The seventeenth season of Grey's Anatomy was ordered in May 2019, by ABC, as part of a double renewal with the sixteenth season. For the 2020–2021 U.S. broadcast television season, filming began in September 2020 while the season did not premiere until November 12, 2020, both delayed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The impact of the pandemic on U.S. television only allowed seventeen episodes to be produced, the fewest of any season since the fourth. COVID-19 safety protocols were also implemented during production, and most main storylines dealt with the pandemic in the U.S. with some also connecting to spin-off series Station 19 through fictional crossover events. Numerous former starring cast members guest starred throughout the season, which received mixed reviews from critics but remained ABC's most-watched scripted series. It concluded on June 3, 2021. Despite initial uncertainty from the cast, crew, and network, the series was eventually renewed for an eighteenth season.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1948:

Indonesian National Revolution: Dutch forces captured Yogyakarta, the Indonesian Republic's temporary capital, and seized President Sukarno. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Kraai

1955:

Cardiff (City Hall pictured) was recognised as the capital of Wales. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardiff

1988:

The United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances governing international cooperation against the illegal drug trade was signed in Vienna. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Convention_Against_Illicit_Traffic_in_Narcotic_Drugs_and_Psychotropic_Substances

1995:

American Airlines Flight 965 crashed into a mountain in Buga, Colombia, killing 151 passengers and 8 crew members. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Airlines_Flight_965

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

bewilder: (transitive) To confuse, disorientate, or puzzle someone, especially with many different choices. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bewilder

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

To be self-contented is to be vile and ignorant, and that to aspire is better than to be blindly and impotently happy.   --Edwin Abbott Abbott https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Edwin_Abbott_Abbott