September 17th

September 17 is the 261st day of the year.  There are 105 days remaining until the end of the year.

1787 US Constitution is adopted by Philadelphia convention

1858 Dred Scott, US slave, loses his case before the true Supreme Court

1862 The bloodiest day in US history as the Union halts the advance of the Confederacy at the Battle of Antietam. More Americans die in this one battle on this one day than in the Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, and the Korean War, combined.

1920 The American Professional Football Association (later renamed National Football League) is organized in Canton, Ohio, United States.

1953 1st successful separation of Siamese twins

1956 Television is first broadcast in Australia.

1963 "Fugitive" premieres on ABC TV

1967 "Mission Impossible" premieres on CBS-TV. Ooooh, Willie! And, your willie!

1972 "M*A*S*H" premieres on CBS TV

1983 Vanessa Williams (NY), 20, crowned 56th Miss America 1984, 1st black. And, how does this turn out, Vanessa?

1995 "Love! Valor! Compassion!" closes at Walter Kerr New York City after 276 performances

1997 Dr. Sam Sheppard's body (The Fugitive was based on his case) is exhumed for DNA test. It’s him alright!

2011 Occupy Wall Street movement begins in Zucotti Park, New York City.

1928 Roddy McDowall, gay English actor 

1938 Paul Benedict, gay US actor 

1950 Fee Waybill [John Waldo], US musician/The Tubes 

1962 Dustin Nguyen, Vietnamese-born US actor 

1963 William Shockley, maybe gay US actor 

1966 Stephane Rousseau, Canadian actor/comedian 

1968 Lord Jamar [Lorenzo DeChalus], US actor/musician 

1969 Matthew Settle, US actor 

1971 Nate Berkus, gay US interior designer/tv host 

1971 Ian Whyte, Welsh basketball player actor/Predator 

1972 Bobby Lee, US comedian/actor 

1975 James Penfold, English model 

1975 Austin St. John [Jason Geiger], maybe gay US actor (Power Rangers)/martial artist/Sean Cody model (!)/ER technician   

1976 Kristian Erik Kiehling, Danish actor 

1983 Nathan Wessel, US model 

1899 Charles Alfred Pillsbury, US industrialist, gets baked

1908 Lieutenant Thomas Selfridge, US Army officer and ill-fated Wilbur Wright passenger, becomes first airplane fatality

1987 Harry Locke, maybe gay English actor/comedian, heavens above!