May 17
1536 - Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Cranmer declared the marriage of England's King Henry VIII to Anne Boleyn invalid after she failed to produce a male heir; Boleyn, already condemned for high treason, was executed two days later.
1792 - The New York Stock Exchange was established when a group of 24 brokers and merchants met by a tree on what is now Wall Street and signed the Buttonwood Agreement.
1938 - NBC aired the "Information, Please!" quiz show on the radio for the first time.
1940 - The Nazis occupied Brussels, Belgium during World War II.
1946 - President Harry S. Truman seized control of the nation's railroads, delaying -- but not preventing -- a threatened strike by engineers and trainmen.
1954 - The Supreme Court ruled unanimously against segregation in schools in its Brown v. Board of Education decision.
1973 - Televised Watergate hearings opened, headed by North Carolina Sen. Sam Ervin.
1980 - Rioting that claimed 18 lives erupted in Miami’s Liberty City after an all-white jury in Tampa acquitted four former Miami police officers of fatally beating Black insurance executive Arthur McDuffie.
1987 - Thirty-seven American sailors were killed when an Iraqi warplane attacked the U.S. Navy frigate Stark in the Persian Gulf. (Iraq apologized for the attack, calling it a mistake, and paid more than $27 million in compensation.)
1996 - President Bill Clinton signed a measure requiring neighborhood notification when sex offenders move in. (“Megan’s Law,” as it’s known, was named for Megan Kanka, a 7-year-old New Jersey girl who was raped and murdered in 1994.)
1997 - Laurent Kabila declared himself president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
2004 - In Massachusetts, same-sex couples exchanged marriage vows for the first time in the United States.
2010 - The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that young people serving life prison terms should have “a meaningful opportunity to obtain release” provided they didn’t kill their victims.
2013 - Jorge Rafael Videla, 87, the former dictator who took power in Argentina in a 1976 coup and led a military junta that killed thousands during a “dirty war” against alleged subversives, died in Buenos Aires while serving a life sentence in prison for crimes against humanity.
2015 - A shootout erupted between bikers and police outside a restaurant in Waco, Texas, leaving nine of the bikers dead and 20 people injured.
2017 - The Justice Department appointed former FBI Director Robert Mueller as a special counsel to oversee a federal investigation into potential coordination between Russia and the 2016 Donald Trump campaign.
2020 - New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo was tested for the coronavirus on live TV as he announced that all people in the state who were experiencing flu-like symptoms were eligible for tests.
Birthdays
30 - Justin Martin (actor)
30 - Jordan "Omos" Omogbehin (professional wrestler)
33 - Samantha Browne-Walters (actress)
34 - Leven Rambin (actor)
34 - Kree Harrison (singer)
34 - Charlotte Crosby (reality star)
35 - Honey Rose (actress)
36 - Karrueche Tran (model)
36 - Nikki Reed (actress)
39 - Derek Hough (dancer)
39 - Matt Ryan (football player)
41 - Ginger Gonzaga (actress)
45 - Ayda Field (actress)
46 - Kat Foster (actress)
48 - Kandi Burruss (singer)
48 - Rochelle Aytes (actress)
50 - Andrea Corr (singer)
51 - Sasha Alexander (actress)
54 - Jordan Knight (singer)
58 - Hill Harper (actor)
59 - Paige Turco (actress)
60 - David Eigenberg (actor)
62 - Craig Ferguson (actor/comedian/TV host)
63 - Enya (singer)
64 - Simon Fuller (TV personality)
65 - Jim Nantz (sportscaster)
68 - Sugar Ray Leonard (boxer)
71 - Kathleen Sullivan (TV personality)
82 - Taj Mahal (singer)
84 - Peter Gerety (actor)
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Today in Sports History - May 17
1875 - The first Kentucky Derby was held at Churchill Downs in Louisville.
1925 - Tris Speaker of the Cleveland Indians records his 3,000th career hit.
1953 - The New York Yankees and the Cleveland Indians set a record when they used 41 players in a game.
1959 - Sam Snead sets a PGA record for 36 holes with a score of 122.
1969 - The Baltimore Colts, Cleveland Browns and Pittsburgh Steelers agreed to move from the NFC to the AFC.
1970 - Hank Aaron became the ninth player in MLB history to reach 3,000 career hits.
1983 - The New York Islanders sweep the Edmonton Oilers to win the Stanley Cup.
1987 - Eric ‘Sleepy’ Floyd of the Golden State Warriors set an NBA playoff record for points in a single quarter with 29.
1998 - New York Yankees pitcher David Wells became the 13th player in modern major league baseball history to throw a perfect game in a 4-0 win over the Minnesota Twins.
2019 - Brooks Koepka fires a 65 (-5) to set a new record for lowest 36-hole score in a golf major at the PGA Championship at Bethpage; his 7-stroke lead is a 36-hole tournament record as well.
2020 - A pair of autographed Air Nike 1s trainers from 1985 sell at auction for a record $560,000.
1536 - Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Cranmer declared the marriage of England's King Henry VIII to Anne Boleyn invalid after she failed to produce a male heir; Boleyn, already condemned for high treason, was executed two days later.
1792 - The New York Stock Exchange was established when a group of 24 brokers and merchants met by a tree on what is now Wall Street and signed the Buttonwood Agreement.
1938 - NBC aired the "Information, Please!" quiz show on the radio for the first time.
1940 - The Nazis occupied Brussels, Belgium during World War II.
1946 - President Harry S. Truman seized control of the nation's railroads, delaying -- but not preventing -- a threatened strike by engineers and trainmen.
1954 - The Supreme Court ruled unanimously against segregation in schools in its Brown v. Board of Education decision.
1973 - Televised Watergate hearings opened, headed by North Carolina Sen. Sam Ervin.
1980 - Rioting that claimed 18 lives erupted in Miami’s Liberty City after an all-white jury in Tampa acquitted four former Miami police officers of fatally beating Black insurance executive Arthur McDuffie.
1987 - Thirty-seven American sailors were killed when an Iraqi warplane attacked the U.S. Navy frigate Stark in the Persian Gulf. (Iraq apologized for the attack, calling it a mistake, and paid more than $27 million in compensation.)
1996 - President Bill Clinton signed a measure requiring neighborhood notification when sex offenders move in. (“Megan’s Law,” as it’s known, was named for Megan Kanka, a 7-year-old New Jersey girl who was raped and murdered in 1994.)
1997 - Laurent Kabila declared himself president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
2004 - In Massachusetts, same-sex couples exchanged marriage vows for the first time in the United States.
2010 - The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that young people serving life prison terms should have “a meaningful opportunity to obtain release” provided they didn’t kill their victims.
2013 - Jorge Rafael Videla, 87, the former dictator who took power in Argentina in a 1976 coup and led a military junta that killed thousands during a “dirty war” against alleged subversives, died in Buenos Aires while serving a life sentence in prison for crimes against humanity.
2015 - A shootout erupted between bikers and police outside a restaurant in Waco, Texas, leaving nine of the bikers dead and 20 people injured.
2017 - The Justice Department appointed former FBI Director Robert Mueller as a special counsel to oversee a federal investigation into potential coordination between Russia and the 2016 Donald Trump campaign.
2020 - New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo was tested for the coronavirus on live TV as he announced that all people in the state who were experiencing flu-like symptoms were eligible for tests.
Birthdays
30 - Justin Martin (actor)
30 - Jordan "Omos" Omogbehin (professional wrestler)
33 - Samantha Browne-Walters (actress)
34 - Leven Rambin (actor)
34 - Kree Harrison (singer)
34 - Charlotte Crosby (reality star)
35 - Honey Rose (actress)
36 - Karrueche Tran (model)
36 - Nikki Reed (actress)
39 - Derek Hough (dancer)
39 - Matt Ryan (football player)
41 - Ginger Gonzaga (actress)
45 - Ayda Field (actress)
46 - Kat Foster (actress)
48 - Kandi Burruss (singer)
48 - Rochelle Aytes (actress)
50 - Andrea Corr (singer)
51 - Sasha Alexander (actress)
54 - Jordan Knight (singer)
58 - Hill Harper (actor)
59 - Paige Turco (actress)
60 - David Eigenberg (actor)
62 - Craig Ferguson (actor/comedian/TV host)
63 - Enya (singer)
64 - Simon Fuller (TV personality)
65 - Jim Nantz (sportscaster)
68 - Sugar Ray Leonard (boxer)
71 - Kathleen Sullivan (TV personality)
82 - Taj Mahal (singer)
84 - Peter Gerety (actor)
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Today in Sports History - May 17
1875 - The first Kentucky Derby was held at Churchill Downs in Louisville.
1925 - Tris Speaker of the Cleveland Indians records his 3,000th career hit.
1953 - The New York Yankees and the Cleveland Indians set a record when they used 41 players in a game.
1959 - Sam Snead sets a PGA record for 36 holes with a score of 122.
1969 - The Baltimore Colts, Cleveland Browns and Pittsburgh Steelers agreed to move from the NFC to the AFC.
1970 - Hank Aaron became the ninth player in MLB history to reach 3,000 career hits.
1983 - The New York Islanders sweep the Edmonton Oilers to win the Stanley Cup.
1987 - Eric ‘Sleepy’ Floyd of the Golden State Warriors set an NBA playoff record for points in a single quarter with 29.
1998 - New York Yankees pitcher David Wells became the 13th player in modern major league baseball history to throw a perfect game in a 4-0 win over the Minnesota Twins.
2019 - Brooks Koepka fires a 65 (-5) to set a new record for lowest 36-hole score in a golf major at the PGA Championship at Bethpage; his 7-stroke lead is a 36-hole tournament record as well.
2020 - A pair of autographed Air Nike 1s trainers from 1985 sell at auction for a record $560,000.
