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September 17, 1997 Dr. Sam Sheppard's body (Fugitive) is exhumed for DNA test September 17, 1996 Dodger Hideo Nomo no-hits Colorado Rockies, 9-0 at Coors Field September 17, 1995 "Love! Valor! Compassion!" closes at Walter Kerr New York City after 276 performances September 17, 1995 Patty Sheehan wins LPGA SAFECO Golf Classic September 17, 1994 Andy Waller out handled the ball for Mashonaland CD vs. Mash U24 September 17, 1994 Heather Whitestone, 21, (Ala), crowned 68th Miss America 1995 September 17, 1994 Princess Christina separates September 17, 1992 House votes 280 to 128 to give FCC control of cable TV rates September 17, 1992 NFL decides to suspend World League Football September 17, 1991 4,355 turn out to see Expos play New York Mets at Shea Stadium September 17, 1991 U.N. admits Estonia, Latvia, Lithuiania, North and South Korea, Marshall Islands and Micronesia September 17, 1990 Newspaper Guild votes 242-35 to keep New York Post publishing September 17, 1990 Soviet Union and Saudi Arabia restore diplomatic ties September 17, 1989 Hurricane Hugo, kills 85 in Charleston SC September 17, 1989 41st Emmy Awards: LA Law, Cheers, Dana Delany and Candice Bergen win September 17, 1989 Beth Daniel wins LPGA SAFECO Golf Classic September 17, 1989 Emmy Creative Arts Award presentation September 17, 1989 Hurricane Hugo begins 4 day sweep through Caribbean, killing 62 September 17, 1989 New York City court of appeals overturns lower court decision and returns America's Cup back to U.S. (from NZ) September 17, 1988 24th Olympic games open at Seoul, Korea September 17, 1988 Jeff Reardon becomes 1st to record 40 or more saves in both AL and NL September 17, 1988 Military coup in Haiti: Lieutenant General Avril takes control, Henri Namphy flees September 17, 1987 Philadelphia celebrates 200th anniversary of Constitution September 17, 1986 Bomb attack in Paris, 6 killed September 17, 1986 Marina Stepanova of U.S.S.R. sets 400m hurdle woman's record (52.94) September 17, 1986 Mets clinch NL East Championship September 17, 1986 U.S. Senate confirms William Rehnquist as 16th chief justice September 17, 1985 Soyuz T-14 carries 3 cosmonauts to Salyut 7 space station September 17, 1984 Brian Mulroney sworn in as Canada's 18th PM succeeding John Turner September 17, 1984 Dwight Gooden ties record of 32 strikeouts in consecutive games September 17, 1984 Reggie Jackson is 13th to hit 500 HRs September 17, 1984 U.S.S.R. performs underground nuclear test September 17, 1983 Chicago White Sox clinch their 1st-ever AL West championship, September 17, 1983 Vanessa Williams (NY), 20, crowned 56th Miss America 1984, 1st black September 17, 1982 New Jersey Devils 1st exhibition game, beating Caps 3-1 in Hershey Pa September 17, 1981 Fernando Valenzuela sets NL rookie record with 8th shutout of season September 17, 1980 "Divine Madness" starring Bette Midler, premieres September 17, 1980 Iraq (Saddam Hussein) signs accord with Algeria September 17, 1980 Solidarity labor union in Poland forms September 17, 1980 South Korea opposition leader Kim Dae Jung sentenced to death September 17, 1980 Oak A's Rick Langford is removed with 2 outs in 9th inning ending his consecutive complete-game streak at 22 September 17, 1979 Pietro Mennea runs world record 200 m (19.72") September 17, 1979 Royals George Brett is 6th to have 20 doubles/triples/HRs in a season September 17, 1978 30th Emmy Awards: All in the Family, Ed Asner and Sada Thompson win September 17, 1978 Begin, Sadat and Carter sign Camp David accord September 17, 1978 Donna Caponi Young wins LPGA Sarah Coventry Golf Tournament September 17, 1978 Red Sox finally beat Yanks in Sept 1978, 7-3 September 17, 1977 22nd Ryder Cup: U.S., 12 -13 at Royal Lytham and St. Annes England September 17, 1977 China PR performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC September 17, 1977 Dave Kingman hits his 1st Yankee homer, Reggie hits 2 more September 17, 1977 Fleetwood Mac's "Rumors" is #1 for 19th straight week September 17, 1976 Amnesty International receives Erasmus-prize September 17, 1976 NASA publicly unveils space shuttle Enterprise in Palmdale, California September 17, 1976 Ringo releases "Ringo's Rotogravure" album September 17, 1975 Rollout of 1st space shuttle orbiter Enterprise (OV-101) September 17, 1974 Courageous (U.S.) beats Southern Cross (Australia) in 23rd America's Cup September 17, 1972 "M*A*S*H," premieres on NBC TV September 17, 1972 Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Quality First Golf Classic September 17, 1972 Tanzania troops march in to Uganda September 17, 1970 Jordanian King Hussein moves against PLO guerrillas September 17, 1970 WSWP TV channel 9 in Grandview, WV (PBS) begins broadcasting September 17, 1968 Gaylord Perry (Giants) no-hits St. Louis Cardinals, 1-0 September 17, 1968 Zond 5 completes circumnavigation of Moon September 17, 1967 "Mission Impossible" premieres on CBS-TV September 17, 1967 Mount Washington cog railway train derails, kills 8 (NH) September 17, 1967 New Orleans Saints 1st NFL game, they lose to Los Angeles Rams 27-13 September 17, 1967 Shirley Englehorn wins LPGA Shirley Englehorn Golf Invitational September 17, 1966 Cleve pitchers set AL record striking out 19 batters in 1st 9 innings September 17, 1965 WPHL TV channel 17 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (IND) begins broadcasting September 17, 1964 "Bewitched" premieres on ABC TV September 17, 1964 Beatles are paid a then record $150,000 for a concert (Kansas) September 17, 1964 Mickey Mantle gets hits #1999, 2000 and 2001 and his 450th HR September 17, 1964 Supremes release "Baby Love" September 17, 1963 "Fugitive" premieres on ABC TV September 17, 1963 Train struck makeshift bus full of migrant workers, killing 32 September 17, 1962 Justice Department files 1st suit to end segregation in public schools September 17, 1962 U.S. space officials announce selection of 9 new astronauts September 17, 1961 Minnesota Vikings' 1st NFL game (beat Chicago Bears 37-13) September 17, 1961 Samuel Beckett's "Happy Days," premieres in New York City September 17, 1961 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. September 17, 1960 "Vintage '60" closes at Brooks Atkinson Theater New York City after 8 performances September 17, 1960 Cuba nationalizes U.S. banks September 17, 1959 59th U.S. Golf Amateur Championship won by Jack Nicklaus September 17, 1959 Transit 1A, 1st navigational satellite launched; failed to orbit September 17, 1959 Typhoon kills 2,000 in Japan and Korea September 17, 1958 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site September 17, 1957 KETV TV channel 7 in Omaha, NB (ABC) begins broadcasting September 17, 1957 Scott Crossfield takes X-15 up for 1st powered flight September 17, 1957 Thailand military coup under marshal Sarit Thanarat September 17, 1957 2 male attorneys "stand in" as actress Sophia Loren and producer Carlo Ponti wed by proxy in Juarez, Mexico September 17, 1956 Black students enter Clay Kentucky elementary school September 17, 1956 Yanks clinch pennant #22 on Mantle's 50th homer of year September 17, 1955 "Ankles Aweigh" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 176 performances September 17, 1955 Future Hall of Famer Oriole Brooks Robinson goes 2-4 in his 1st game September 17, 1954 Rocky Marciano KOs Ezzard Charles in 8 for heavyweight boxing title September 17, 1953 1st successful separation of Siamese twins September 17, 1953 Ernie Banks becomes Chicago Cubs 1st black player September 17, 1952 "I am an American Day" and "Constitution Day" renamed "Citizenship Day" September 17, 1951 "Borscht Capades" opens at Royale Theater New York City for 90 performances September 17, 1951 Romanian bishop A Pacha of Timisoara sentenced to 18 years September 17, 1950 San Francisco 49ers (formerly AAFC) play 1st NFL game, lose 21-17 September 17, 1949 128 die as fire guts Canadian passenger steamer Noronic in Toronto September 17, 1949 8th Ryder Cup: U.S. beats Europe, 7-5 at Ganton GC, England September 17, 1949 North Atlantic Treaty Council meets for 1st time September 17, 1949 WFAA TV channel 8 in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas (ABC) begins broadcasting September 17, 1948 KCOP TV channel 13 in Los Angeles/Hollywood, California (IND) begins September 17, 1948 WLS TV channel 7 in Chicago, IL (ABC) begins broadcasting September 17, 1947 Jackie Robinson is named Rookie of Year by Sporting News September 17, 1947 James Forrestal sworn in as 1st U.S. secretary of defense September 17, 1947 U.S. Department of Defense forms September 17, 1946 "Gypsy Lady," opens at Century Theater New York City for 79 performances September 17, 1946 "If the Shoe Fits," opens at Century Theater New York City for 20 performances September 17, 1944 British Premier Winston Churchill travels to U.S. September 17, 1944 Dutch begin railroad strike against German occupiers September 17, 1944 Operation Market Garden: British airborne division lands Arnhem Neth September 17, 1943 Load of "ammunition in transit" explodes at Norfolk Naval Air Station September 17, 1943 Red Army recaptures Brjansk September 17, 1941 Cards' Stan Musial makes his major league debut, going 2-for-4 September 17, 1940 Hitler begins invasion of England (operation Seelowe) September 17, 1940 Nazis deprive Jews of possessions September 17, 1939 German U-29 sinks British aircraft carrier Courageous, 519 die September 17, 1939 Poland's president Moscicki and PM Slawoj-Skladkowski flee to Romania September 17, 1939 Russia invades Eastern Poland, takes 217,000 Poles prisoner September 17, 1939 Soviet Union invades Poland during WW II September 17, 1938 52nd U.S. Womens Tennis: Alice Marble beats Nancye Wynne Bolton (60 63) September 17, 1938 58th U.S. Mens Tennis: J Donald Budge beats C Gene Mako (63 68 62 61) September 17, 1938 British premier Neville Chamberlain leaves Munich September 17, 1938 Don Budge wins U.S. Tennis open and completes Grand Slam September 17, 1937 1st NFL game in Washington, D.C.; Redskins beat New York Giants 13-3 September 17, 1935 Manuel Luis Quezon y Molina chosen 1st president of Philippines September 17, 1934 RCA Victor re leases 1st 33 1/3 rpm recording (Beethoven's 5th) September 17, 1934 U.S.S.R. joins League of Nations (Netherland, Switz and Portugal vote no) September 17, 1931 1st LP record demonstrated (RCA Victor, New York City), venture failed September 17, 1931 Operetta "Victoria and Her Husband," premieres in London September 17, 1931 Red Sox Earl Webb sets record with 65 en route to 67 doubles September 17, 1929 British troops begin evacuating September 17, 1928 48th U.S. Mens Tennis: Henri Cochet beats F T Hunter (46 64 36 75 63) September 17, 1928 Henri Cochet wins U.S. Tennis Open September 17, 1928 Hurricane hits Lake Okeechobee Florida drowning 1,800-2500 September 17, 1928 Pitcher Ray Boggs hits 3 batters in 1 inning September 17, 1927 47th U.S. Mens Tennis: Rene Lacoste beats William T Tilden (119 63 119) September 17, 1927 Charles Lindbergh visits San Francisco September 17, 1926 Hurricane hits Miami and Palm Beach Florida; about 450 die September 17, 1924 Italy signs treaty of Rapallo September 17, 1923 Sutton Vane's "Outward Bound," premieres in London September 17, 1922 Bicyclist Piet Moeskops becomes world sprint champ September 17, 1922 Radio Moscow begins transmitting (12 KWs-most powerful station) September 17, 1920 Cards set a record of 12 consecutive hits in 4th (10) and 5th (2) innings September 17, 1920 National Football League organizes in Canton Ohio 12 teams pay $100 each to join American Prof Football Assn September 17, 1916 40,000 Amsterdam demonstrators demand general voting right September 17, 1912 Center fielder Casey Stengel breaks in with Brooklyn and hits 4 singles September 17, 1911 25th U.S. Womens Tennis: Hazel H Wightman beats F Sutton (8-10 61 97) September 17, 1908 Thomas Selfridge becomes 1st fatality of powered flight September 17, 1906 Playing as "Sullivan," Columbia U jr Eddie Collins debuts with A's September 17, 1903 Boston Pilgrims clinch AL pennant, beating Cleveland, 14-3 September 17, 1902 U.S. protests anti-semitism in Romania September 17, 1901 Battle at Blood River Port: Boer Gen Botha beats mjr Goughs cavalry September 17, 1901 Battle at Elands River Port: Boer Gen Smuts destroys unit 17th Lancers September 17, 1900 Commonwealth of Australia proclaimed September 17, 1900 Queen Victoria disbands British parliament September 17, 1899 1st British troops leave Bombay for South Africa September 17, 1897 3rd U.S. Golf Open: Joe Lloyd shoots a 162 at Chicago GC in Wheaton Ill September 17, 1873 19 students attend opening class at Ohio State University September 17, 1872 Phillip W Pratt patents his sprinkler system for extinguishing fires September 17, 1871 Mont Cenis railway tunnel Switzerland opens September 17, 1864 Grant approves Sheridan's plan for Shenandoah Valley Campaign September 17, 1863 Pope Pius IX encyclical On persecution in New Grenada September 17, 1862 Battle of Cumberland Gap, TN-evacuted by Federals September 17, 1862 Battle of Mumfordville, KY-US Col J Wilder surrenders city September 17, 1862 Battle of Sharpsburg (Antietam)-bloodiest day of Civil War, 23,110 die September 17, 1861 1st day school for freedmen forms at Fortress Monroe Virginia September 17, 1861 Hampton Institute forms September 17, 1859 Man in San Francisco claims himself Norton I, emperor of America September 17, 1850 Great fire in San Francisco September 17, 1835 Charles Darwins lands on Chatham Galapagos-archipelago September 17, 1819 1st whaling ship arrives in Hawaii September 17, 1796 President George Washington delivers his farewell address September 17, 1789 William Herschel discovers Mimas, satellite of Saturn September 17, 1787 Prussian troops conquer Gorinchem September 17, 1787 U.S. constitution adopted by Philadelphia convention September 17, 1778 1st treaty between the U.S. and Indian tribes signed (Fort Pitt) September 17, 1776 Presidio of San Francisco forms as a Spanish fort September 17, 1745 Edinburg occupied by Jacobites under Young Pretenders September 17, 1737 Georg-August University opens in Gottingen September 17, 1730 Turkish coup under Mahmud I; Sultan Ahmed III flees September 17, 1697 Battle at Zenta: Prince Eugen of Savoye beats Turks September 17, 1691 Colony Massachusetts Bay gets new charter September 17, 1683 Antonie van Leeuwenhoek reports existence of bacteria September 17, 1678 France and Spain signs peace treaty September 17, 1644 French troops occupy Mainz September 17, 1631 Battle of Breitenfeld: King Gustaaf Adolf defeats Gen Tilly September 17, 1598 Netherland sailors discover Mauritius September 17, 1595 Pope Clemens VIII recognizes Henri IV as king of France September 17, 1584 Gent surrenders to duke of Parma September 17, 1562 Council of Trente takes ecclesiastical canon September 17, 1394 Jews are expelled from France by order of King Charles VI September 17, 1156 Markgraafschap Austria becomes a temple (Privilegium minus) September 17, 642 Arabs conquer Alexandria, library destroyed September 17, 335 Church of Heilig Grave initiated in Jerusalem |