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June 17, 1997 NHL announces it will add Nashville in 1998, Atlanta in 1999 and Minneapolis-St. Paul and Columbus, Ohio in 2000 June 17, 1996 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Syracuse New York on WAQX 95.7 FM June 17, 1995 "Who's Tommy" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 899 performances June 17, 1994 1994 World Cup soccer match begin, Germany vs Bolivia in Chicago June 17, 1994 O.J. Simpson doesn't turn himself in on murder charges, Los Angeles police chase his Ford Bronco for 1 hours, eventually gives up June 17, 1993 Indians' Carlos Baerga hits 3 home runs against Detroit June 17, 1992 Conn Gov Lowell Weicker and WFAN DJ Don Imus change places for 1 day June 17, 1992 Philadelphia 76ers trade Charles Barkley to Phoenix Suns June 17, 1992 Slaughtering by Inkhata-followers at Boipatong, South Africa, kills 42 June 17, 1991 President Zachary Taylors body is exhumed to test how he died June 17, 1991 South Africa abolishes last of its apartheid laws June 17, 1990 "Some Americans Abroad" closes at Vivian Beaumont New York City after 62 performances June 17, 1990 "Zoya's Apartment" closes at Circle in Sq Theater New York City after 45 performances June 17, 1990 90th U.S. Golf Open: Hale Irwin shoots a 280 at Medinah CC in Medinah Il June 17, 1990 Chris Johnson wins LPGA Atlantic City Golf Classic June 17, 1989 U.S. beats Guatemala 2-1, in 3rd round of 1990 world soccer cup June 17, 1988 Bruce Springsteen separates from Juliette Phillips June 17, 1988 Givens' Family reports Mike Tyson beats his wife Robin Givens June 17, 1988 Microsoft releases MS DOS 4.0 June 17, 1988 Soyuz TM-5 launches June 17, 1988 Women sentenced to 90 years in 1st product tampering murder case June 17, 1986 Chief Justice Warren Earl Burger resigns Antonin Scalia nominated June 17, 1985 18th Space Shuttle Mission (51-G)-Discovery 5 launched June 17, 1984 Ayako Okamoto wins LPGA Mayflower Golf Classic June 17, 1984 John Turner succeeds Pierre Trudeau as premier of Canada June 17, 1982 President Reagan 1st United Nations Gen Assembly address, "evil empire" speech June 17, 1982 President Galtieri resigns after leading Argentina to defeat June 17, 1981 Battle between Moslems and Christians in Cairo, 14 killed June 17, 1980 Led Zeppelin begins their last European tour June 17, 1979 "Sarava" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 140 performances June 17, 1979 79th U.S. Golf Open: Hale Irwin shoots a 284 at Inverness Club in Toledo June 17, 1979 Jane Blalock wins LPGA Sarah Coventry Golf Tournament June 17, 1978 "Cheeseburger In Paradise" by Jimmy Buffett peaks at #32 June 17, 1978 Ron Guidry sets Yankee record with 18 strike-outs June 17, 1976 ABA (Nets, Pacers, Nuggets and Spurs) merges into NBA June 17, 1976 Indonesia annexes Portuguese East-Timor June 17, 1975 Voters in Northern Mariana Is approve commonwealth status with U.S. June 17, 1973 1st du Maurier Golf Classic (La Canadienne): Jocelyne Bourassa June 17, 1973 73rd U.S. Golf Open: Johnny Miller shoots a 279 at Oakmont CC PA June 17, 1973 Russian party leader Brezhnev visits U.S. June 17, 1972 "Long Haired Lover From Liverpool" by Little Jimmy Osmond peaks at #38 June 17, 1972 5 arrested for burglarizing Democratic Party HQ at Watergate June 17, 1972 Chile president Allende forms new government June 17, 1972 Looking Glass releases "Brandy" June 17, 1970 Edwin Land patents Polaroid camera June 17, 1968 Belgium government of Eyskens-Merlot forms June 17, 1968 KQEC TV channel 32 in SF, California (PBS) begins broadcasting June 17, 1968 Ohio Express' "Yummy Yummy Yummy" goes gold June 17, 1967 "Somebody To Love" by Jefferson Airplane peaks at #5 June 17, 1967 1st Chinese hydrogen bomb explodes June 17, 1967 Barbra Streisand: A Happening in Central Park performed June 17, 1967 Longest doubleheader 9:15 (Tigers and Athletics) June 17, 1966 Peter Green joins John Mayall's Bluebreakers June 17, 1965 11.08" (28.14 cm) of rainfall, Holly, Colorado (state 24-hour record) June 17, 1965 1st bombing by B-52 (50 km north of Saigon) June 17, 1965 Kinks arrive in New York City beginning their 1st U.S. tour June 17, 1963 British House of Commons debates Profumo-Christine Keeler affair June 17, 1963 Supreme Court rules against Bible reading/prayer in public schools June 17, 1962 62nd U.S. Golf Open: Jack Nicklaus shoots a 283 at Oakmont CC PA June 17, 1962 Brazil Beats Czechoslovakia in soccer's 7th World Cup at Santiago June 17, 1962 Lou Brock is 2nd to HR into Polo Grounds right-center field bleachers June 17, 1962 Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Cosmopolitan Golf Open June 17, 1961 "Billy Barnes People" closes at Royale Theater New York City after 8 performances June 17, 1961 61st U.S. Golf Open: Gene Littler shoots a 281 at Oakland Hills Mich June 17, 1961 Russian ballet dancer Rudolph Nureyev defects to west in Frankfurt June 17, 1960 Ted Williams hit his 500th HR June 17, 1959 Eamon de Valera elected President of Ireland June 17, 1958 Radio Moscow reports execution of Hungarian ex-premier Imre Nagy June 17, 1957 "So Rare" by Jimmy Dorsey Orch peaks at #2 June 17, 1957 Tuskegee boycott begins, Blacks boycotted city stores June 17, 1956 Golda Meir begins her term as Israel's foreign minister June 17, 1954 CIA exile army lands in Guatemala, JF Dulles and United Fruit Co June 17, 1954 Rocky Marciano beats Ezzard Charles in 15 for heavyweight boxing title June 17, 1954 Televised Senate Army McCarthy hearings ends June 17, 1953 Most runs scored in 1 inning (17 by Red Sox) June 17, 1953 Riots in East Germany for reunification June 17, 1953 Sup Court Justice Wm O Douglas stays executions of spies Julius and Ethel Rosenberg scheduled for next day their 14th anniversary June 17, 1952 2 mine cave-ins at Charleroi, Belgium June 17, 1951 "Flahooley" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 40 performances June 17, 1950 1st kidney transplant, Chicago June 17, 1950 Egypt, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia and Syria sign security pact June 17, 1948 Joe Cronin pinch hit home runs in both ends of a doubleheader June 17, 1947 1st round-the-world civil air service leaves New York City June 17, 1947 Earnest Reuter becomes mayor of Berlin June 17, 1947 Pan Am Airways chartered as 1st worldwide passenger airline June 17, 1946 SW Bell inaugurates mobile telephone commercial service, St. Louis June 17, 1945 Day of Unity in West Germany, National Day June 17, 1944 French troops under Lattre de Tssigny conquer Elba June 17, 1944 Hitler secretly meets with von Rundstedt in Marjival Soissons June 17, 1944 Iceland declares independence from Denmark at Thingvallir, Iceland June 17, 1944 Resistance fighter/poet Col Blake arrives in London June 17, 1943 Player-manager Joe Cronin of Red Sox hits two 3-run pinch home runs June 17, 1942 1st WW II American expeditionary force lands in Africa (Gold Coast) June 17, 1940 France asks Germany for terms of surrender in WW II June 17, 1940 General De Gaulle departs Bordeaux for London June 17, 1940 Germany occupiers ration bread in Holland June 17, 1940 U.S.S.R. occupies Estonia June 17, 1938 Japan declares war on China June 17, 1937 Marx Brothers' "A Day At The Races" opens in New York June 17, 1933 Kansas City Massacre: 1 FBI agent, 4 cops and 1 gangster killed by mob June 17, 1932 Oil tanker Cymbeline explodes in Montreal, Canada June 17, 1930 Bradman scores 131 in the 1st Test cricket at Trent Bridge June 17, 1930 Chuck Klein sets Phillies hitting streak at 26 straight games June 17, 1928 Amelia Earhart leaves Nfld to become 1st woman (passenger) to fly Atlantic (as a passenger in a plane piloted by Wilmer Stultz) June 17, 1920 Dutch 2nd Chamber accept Anti-revolution law June 17, 1919 "Barney Google" cartoon strip, by Billy De Beck, premieres June 17, 1917 British king George V takes the name Windsor June 17, 1916 1st national congress of Sarekat Islam at Bandoeng Java June 17, 1916 U.S. troops under Gen Pershing march into Mexico June 17, 1915 League to Enforce Peace forms in Philadelphia June 17, 1911 Belgium government of De Broqueville forms June 17, 1898 U.S. Senate agrees to annex Hawaii June 17, 1897 William Frank Powell, New Jersey educator, named minister to Haiti June 17, 1895 U.S. Ship Canal (W 225th St) in the Bronx completed; cutting Marble Hill off from Manhattan June 17, 1894 1st U.S. poliomyelitis epidemic breaks out, Rutland, Vermont June 17, 1885 Statue of Liberty arrived in New York City June 17, 1882 Tornado kills 130 in Iowa June 17, 1880 John Ward, Providence, pitches perfect game vs Buffalo June 17, 1876 1st to hit 2 HRs; and score 5 runs in 9 inn NL game (George Hall, A's) June 17, 1876 Battle of Rosebud/Battle Where Girl Saved Her Brother June 17, 1864 Confederate troops pull back out Solves/lost Mt, Georgia June 17, 1864 640m long ponton bridge over James River Virginia finished June 17, 1864 General John B Hood replaces General Johnston June 17, 1864 Skirmish at Mud Creek/Noyes's (Nose) Creek, Georgia June 17, 1863 Battle at Middleburg, Virginia June 17, 1863 Battle of Aldie, Confederates fail to drive back Union in Virginia June 17, 1863 Naval Engagement at Warsaw Sound GA-USS Weehawken vs CSS Atlanta June 17, 1863 Travelers Insurance Co of Hartford chartered, 1st accident insurer June 17, 1861 Battle of Boonville, MI-Brig General Lyon defeats Confederate forces June 17, 1856 Republican Party opens its 1st national convention in Philadelphia June 17, 1855 Heavy French/British bombing of Sebastopol, 2000+ killed June 17, 1850 Paddle-wheeler "G P Griffith" burns off Mentor Ohio, 206 die June 17, 1837 Charles Goodyear obtains his 1st rubber patent June 17, 1824 Bureau of Indian Affairs established June 17, 1815 Stephen Decatur conquerors Algerian frigate Mashouda June 17, 1789 3rd Estate in France declared itself a national assembly June 17, 1775 Battle of Bunker Hill, actually it was Breed's Hill June 17, 1745 American colonials capture Louisburg, Cape Breton I from French June 17, 1734 French troops occupy Philipsburg at Rhine June 17, 1700 Mass orders priest to leave the colony June 17, 1665 Battle at Viciosa: English and Portuguese army beat Spain June 17, 1609 Netherlands, England and France sign 12 year Covenant June 17, 1583 Brabant: duke of Parma beats French mercenaries June 17, 1580 Battle at Hardenberg: Spanish troops beat rebels June 17, 1579 Anti-English uprising in Ireland June 17, 1579 Francis Drake entered San Francisco Bay June 17, 1579 Sir Francis Drake lands on coast of California June 17, 1535 English Catholic Cardinal John Fischer state rights June 17, 1397 Union of Kalmar established between Denmark, Sweden and Norway June 17, 1291 Akko reconquered after 200 years by French crusaders, and destroyed June 17, 1119 Charles the Good becomes earl of Flanders June 17, 1091 Floris II de Vette becomes earl of Holland June 17, 676 Deusdedit III ends his reign as Catholic Pope June 17, 656 Ali ibn Abu Talib chosen kalief of Islam June 17, 653 St. Martin I ends his reign as Catholic Pope |