Post by Buckeye Dale on Feb 17, 2017 18:19:10 GMT -5
On this day :
In 1801, The U.S. House of Representatives broke an electoral tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr. Jefferson was elected president and Burr became vice president.
In 1817, The first gaslit streetlights appeared on the streets of Baltimore, MD.
In 1865, Columbia, SC, burned. The Confederates were evacuating and the Union Forces were moving in.
In 1901, M******* sucked.
In 1924, Swimmer Johnny Weissmuller (TARZAN) set a world record in the 100-yard freestyle. He did it with a time of 57-2/5 seconds in Miami, FL.
In 1933, "Newsweek" was first published.
In 1943, Joe DiMaggio (New York Yankees) joined the U.S. Army as a voluntary inductee.
In 1944, During World War II, the Battle of Eniwetok Atoll began. U.S. forces won the battle on February 22, 1944.
In 1964, The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that congressional districts within each state had to be approximately equal in population. (Westberry v. Sanders).
In 1967, The Beatles' "Penny Lane" backed with "Strawberry Fields Forever" was released in the U.S.
In 1968, The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame opened in Springfield, MA.
In 1972, Pink Floyd began a 4-night stand in London. During the stand they premiered "The Dark Side of the Moon" a full year before it was released.
In 1985, U.S. Postage stamp prices were raised from 20 cents to 22 cents for first class mail.
In 1992, In Milwaukee, serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer was sentenced to life in prison. In November of 1994, he was beaten to death in prison.
In 1995, Colin Ferguson was convicted of six counts of murder in the December 1993 Long Island Rail Road shootings. He was later sentenced to a minimum of 200 years in prison.
In 1996, World chess champion Garry Kasparov beat the IBM supercomputer "Deep Blue" in Philadelphia, PA.
In 1997, Pepperdine University announced that Kenneth Starr was leaving the Whitewater probe to take a full-time job at the school. Starr reversed the announcement four days later.
In 2013, Jimmy Fallon took over NBC's "Tonight Show" from Jay Leno. Leno had started as host on May 25, 1992.
February 17 is the 48th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 317 days remaining until the end of the year (318 in leap years). This date is slightly more likely to fall on a Wednesday, Friday or Sunday (58 in 400 years each) than on Monday or Tuesday (57), and slightly less likely to occur on a Thursday or Saturday (56).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_17
In 1801, The U.S. House of Representatives broke an electoral tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr. Jefferson was elected president and Burr became vice president.
In 1817, The first gaslit streetlights appeared on the streets of Baltimore, MD.
In 1865, Columbia, SC, burned. The Confederates were evacuating and the Union Forces were moving in.
In 1901, M******* sucked.
In 1924, Swimmer Johnny Weissmuller (TARZAN) set a world record in the 100-yard freestyle. He did it with a time of 57-2/5 seconds in Miami, FL.
In 1933, "Newsweek" was first published.
In 1943, Joe DiMaggio (New York Yankees) joined the U.S. Army as a voluntary inductee.
In 1944, During World War II, the Battle of Eniwetok Atoll began. U.S. forces won the battle on February 22, 1944.
In 1964, The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that congressional districts within each state had to be approximately equal in population. (Westberry v. Sanders).
In 1967, The Beatles' "Penny Lane" backed with "Strawberry Fields Forever" was released in the U.S.
In 1968, The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame opened in Springfield, MA.
In 1972, Pink Floyd began a 4-night stand in London. During the stand they premiered "The Dark Side of the Moon" a full year before it was released.
In 1985, U.S. Postage stamp prices were raised from 20 cents to 22 cents for first class mail.
In 1992, In Milwaukee, serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer was sentenced to life in prison. In November of 1994, he was beaten to death in prison.
In 1995, Colin Ferguson was convicted of six counts of murder in the December 1993 Long Island Rail Road shootings. He was later sentenced to a minimum of 200 years in prison.
In 1996, World chess champion Garry Kasparov beat the IBM supercomputer "Deep Blue" in Philadelphia, PA.
In 1997, Pepperdine University announced that Kenneth Starr was leaving the Whitewater probe to take a full-time job at the school. Starr reversed the announcement four days later.
In 2013, Jimmy Fallon took over NBC's "Tonight Show" from Jay Leno. Leno had started as host on May 25, 1992.
February 17 is the 48th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 317 days remaining until the end of the year (318 in leap years). This date is slightly more likely to fall on a Wednesday, Friday or Sunday (58 in 400 years each) than on Monday or Tuesday (57), and slightly less likely to occur on a Thursday or Saturday (56).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_17
