January 17
Today is the 17th day of 2017, there are 348 days left in the year.
1706 - Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston.
1806 - James Madison Randolph, the grandson of Thomas Jefferson, became the first child born in the White House.
1893 - The 19th president of the United States, Rutherford B. Hayes, died in Fremont, Ohio at age 70.
1893 - Hawaii's monarchy was overthrown as a group of businessmen and sugar planters forced Queen Lili'uokalani to abdicate.
1917 - Denmark ceded the Virgin Islands to the United States for $25 million.
1929 - The cartoon character "Popeye the Sailor" made his debut in the "Thimble Theatre" comic strip.
1945 - Soviet and Polish forces liberated Warsaw during World War II.
1945 - Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, credited with saving tens of thousands of Jews, disappeared in Hungary while in Soviet custody.
1946 - The United Nations Security Council held its first meeting, in London.
1950 - The Great Brink's Robbery took place as seven masked men held up a Brink's garage in Boston, stealing $1.2 million in cash and $1.5 million in checks and money orders. (Although the entire gang was caught, only part of the loot was recovered.)
1961 - President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivered his farewell address in which he warned against "the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex."
1966 - A U.S. Air Force B-52 carrying four unarmed hydrogen bombs crashed on the Spanish coast. (Three of the bombs were quickly recovered, but the fourth wasn't recovered until April.)
1977 - Convicted murderer Gary Gilmore, age 36, was shot by a firing squad at Utah State Prison in the first U.S. execution in a decade.
1984 - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in Sony Corp. v. Universal City Studios Inc., that the use of home video cassette recorders to tape television programs for private viewing did not violate federal copyright laws.
1987 - Hundreds of Ku Klux Klan members and supporters disrupted a "brotherhood anti-intimidation march" through all-white Forsyth County, Georgia.
1995 - More than 6,000 people were killed when an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.2 devastated the city of Kobe, Japan.
1997 - A court in Ireland granted the first divorce in the Roman Catholic country's history.
1998 - President Bill Clinton became the first sitting U.S. president to testify as a defendant in a criminal or civil suit.
2001 - Gov. Gray Davis declared a state of emergency concerning California's electricity crisis.
Birthdays
25 - Marnie Simpson (reality star)
26 - Willa Fitzgerald (actress)
34 - January Gessert (model)
35 - Dwayne Wade (basketball player)
36 - Ray J (rapper)
37 - Zooey Deschanel (actress)
39 - Ricky Wilson (singer)
46 - Lil John (rapper)
46 - Kid Rock (singer)
48 - Naveen Andrews (actor)
53 - Michelle Obama (first lady of the United States)
55 - Jim Carrey (actor)
60 - Steve Harvey (actor/TV host)
78 - Maury Povich (TV host)
86 - James Earl Jones (actor)
95 - Betty White (actress)
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Today in Sports History - January 17
1916 - The Professional Golfers Association was formed in New York City.
1954 - East beats West 20-9 in the NFL Pro Bowl.
1960 - West beats East 38-21 in the NFL Pro Bowl.
1963 - Wilt Chamberlain of the San Francisco Warriors scores 67 points against the Los Angeles Lakers.
1970 - West beast East 26-3 in the AFL Pro Bowl.
1971 - The Baltimore Colts defeat the Dallas Cowboys 16-13 to win Super Bowl V in Miami. Dallas linebacker Chuck Howley was named the game's MVP.
1977 - The AFC wins the Pro Bowl 24-14.
1977 - Kansas City Royals release Tommy Davis, ends an 18-year career with ten teams.
1986 - Tim Witherspoon beats Tony Tubbs in 15 to regain WBA heavyweight title.
1989 - Al Arbour wins his 600th game as NHL coach.
1995 - The Los Angeles Rams announce their intention to move to St. Louis, Missouri.
1996 - Steve Yzerman (Detroit Red Wings) became the 22nd player in NHL history to score 500 goals.
1997 - The NBA suspends Dennis Rodman of the Chicago Bulls $25,000 for kicking a cameraman.
2002 - Jermaine Dye agrees to a three-year extension worth $32 million to stay with the Oakland Athletics.
2003 - Torii Hunter agrees to four-year, US$32 million deal to stay with the Minnesota Twins.
Today is the 17th day of 2017, there are 348 days left in the year.
1706 - Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston.
1806 - James Madison Randolph, the grandson of Thomas Jefferson, became the first child born in the White House.
1893 - The 19th president of the United States, Rutherford B. Hayes, died in Fremont, Ohio at age 70.
1893 - Hawaii's monarchy was overthrown as a group of businessmen and sugar planters forced Queen Lili'uokalani to abdicate.
1917 - Denmark ceded the Virgin Islands to the United States for $25 million.
1929 - The cartoon character "Popeye the Sailor" made his debut in the "Thimble Theatre" comic strip.
1945 - Soviet and Polish forces liberated Warsaw during World War II.
1945 - Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, credited with saving tens of thousands of Jews, disappeared in Hungary while in Soviet custody.
1946 - The United Nations Security Council held its first meeting, in London.
1950 - The Great Brink's Robbery took place as seven masked men held up a Brink's garage in Boston, stealing $1.2 million in cash and $1.5 million in checks and money orders. (Although the entire gang was caught, only part of the loot was recovered.)
1961 - President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivered his farewell address in which he warned against "the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex."
1966 - A U.S. Air Force B-52 carrying four unarmed hydrogen bombs crashed on the Spanish coast. (Three of the bombs were quickly recovered, but the fourth wasn't recovered until April.)
1977 - Convicted murderer Gary Gilmore, age 36, was shot by a firing squad at Utah State Prison in the first U.S. execution in a decade.
1984 - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in Sony Corp. v. Universal City Studios Inc., that the use of home video cassette recorders to tape television programs for private viewing did not violate federal copyright laws.
1987 - Hundreds of Ku Klux Klan members and supporters disrupted a "brotherhood anti-intimidation march" through all-white Forsyth County, Georgia.
1995 - More than 6,000 people were killed when an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.2 devastated the city of Kobe, Japan.
1997 - A court in Ireland granted the first divorce in the Roman Catholic country's history.
1998 - President Bill Clinton became the first sitting U.S. president to testify as a defendant in a criminal or civil suit.
2001 - Gov. Gray Davis declared a state of emergency concerning California's electricity crisis.
Birthdays
25 - Marnie Simpson (reality star)
26 - Willa Fitzgerald (actress)
34 - January Gessert (model)
35 - Dwayne Wade (basketball player)
36 - Ray J (rapper)
37 - Zooey Deschanel (actress)
39 - Ricky Wilson (singer)
46 - Lil John (rapper)
46 - Kid Rock (singer)
48 - Naveen Andrews (actor)
53 - Michelle Obama (first lady of the United States)
55 - Jim Carrey (actor)
60 - Steve Harvey (actor/TV host)
78 - Maury Povich (TV host)
86 - James Earl Jones (actor)
95 - Betty White (actress)
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Today in Sports History - January 17
1916 - The Professional Golfers Association was formed in New York City.
1954 - East beats West 20-9 in the NFL Pro Bowl.
1960 - West beats East 38-21 in the NFL Pro Bowl.
1963 - Wilt Chamberlain of the San Francisco Warriors scores 67 points against the Los Angeles Lakers.
1970 - West beast East 26-3 in the AFL Pro Bowl.
1971 - The Baltimore Colts defeat the Dallas Cowboys 16-13 to win Super Bowl V in Miami. Dallas linebacker Chuck Howley was named the game's MVP.
1977 - The AFC wins the Pro Bowl 24-14.
1977 - Kansas City Royals release Tommy Davis, ends an 18-year career with ten teams.
1986 - Tim Witherspoon beats Tony Tubbs in 15 to regain WBA heavyweight title.
1989 - Al Arbour wins his 600th game as NHL coach.
1995 - The Los Angeles Rams announce their intention to move to St. Louis, Missouri.
1996 - Steve Yzerman (Detroit Red Wings) became the 22nd player in NHL history to score 500 goals.
1997 - The NBA suspends Dennis Rodman of the Chicago Bulls $25,000 for kicking a cameraman.
2002 - Jermaine Dye agrees to a three-year extension worth $32 million to stay with the Oakland Athletics.
2003 - Torii Hunter agrees to four-year, US$32 million deal to stay with the Minnesota Twins.
