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.
May 24 is the 145th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. If the ancient Mayans were correct, there are 211 days remaining until the end of time.
1738 John and Charles Wesley and George Whitefield, all Anglican priests, have religious experiences in Georgia.. Methodism begins. I have had great experiences in Georgia where I said, "Oh. God" a lot, but I didn’t claim it was a religious experience.
1883 The Brooklyn Bridge in New York City is opened to traffic after 14 years of construction. Al Qaeda immediately tries to blow it up, but Chester Arthur’s Homeland Security team claims it was only a fireworks display.
1895 Henry Irving becomes the first heterosexual person from the theatre to be knighted.
1956 The first Eurovision Song Contest is held in Lugano, Switzerland. QUICK—Name the winner.
1959 1st house with built-in bomb shelter exhibited in Pleasant Hills, Pennsylvania
1961 Freedom Riders are arrested in Jackson, Mississippi for "disturbing the peace" after disembarking from their bus.
1988 Section 28 of the United Kingdom's Local Government Act 1988, a controversial amendment stating that a local authority cannot intentionally promote homosexuality, is enacted. Fucking Tories. . .
1994 Four men are convicted of bombing the World Trade Center in New York in 1993 are each sentenced to 240 years in prison. They are eligible for parole in 120 years.
2004 North Korea bans mobile phones two years after banning food.
1819 Her Majesty Victoria, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Queen, Defender of the Faith, Empress of India
1879 H. B. Reese, US inventor of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups and founder of H. B. Reese Candy Co., blessed by God for the deliverence of mankind unto happiness
