17 Sep 0335
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Church of Heilig Grave initiated in Jerusalem
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17 Sep 0456
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Remistus, Roman general (magister militum), is besieged by a Gothic force at Ravenna and later executed in the Palace in Classis, outside the city. |
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17 Sep 0642
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Arabs conquer Alexandria, library destroyed
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17 Sep 1111
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Highest Galician nobility led by Pedro Fróilaz de Traba and the bishop Diego Gelmírez crown Alfonso VII as "King of Galicia". |
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17 Sep 1156
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Markgraafschap Austria becomes a temple (Privilegium minus)
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17 Sep 1176
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The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought between the Byzantine Empire and the Seljuk Turks. |
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17 Sep 1382
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Louis the Great's daughter, Mary, is crowned "king" of Hungary. |
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17 Sep 1394
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Jews are expelled from France by order of King Charles VI
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17 Sep 1462
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The Battle of Świecino (also known as the Battle of Żarnowiec) is fought during Thirteen Years' War. |
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17 Sep 1562
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Council of Trente takes ecclesiastical canon
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17 Sep 1577
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The Peace of Bergerac is signed between Henry III of France and the Huguenots. |
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17 Sep 1584
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Gent surrenders to Duke of Parma
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17 Sep 1595
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Pope Clemens VIII recognizes Henri IV as King of France
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17 Sep 1598
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Netherland sailors discover Mauritius
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17 Sep 1630
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The city of Boston, Massachusetts is founded. |
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17 Sep 1630
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City of Boston forms
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17 Sep 1631
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Battle of Breitenfeld: King Gustaaf Adolf defeats General Tilly
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17 Sep 1631
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Sweden wins a major victory at the Battle of Breitenfeld against the Holy Roman Empire during the Thirty Years' War. |
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17 Sep 1644
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French troops occupy Mainz
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17 Sep 1678
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France and Spain signs peace treaty
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17 Sep 1683
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Antonie van Leeuwenhoek reports existence of bacteria
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17 Sep 1683
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Antonie van Leeuwenhoek writes a letter to the Royal Society describing "animalcules": the first known description of protozoa. |
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17 Sep 1691
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Colony Massachusetts Bay gets new charter
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17 Sep 1697
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Battle at Zenta: Prince Eugen of Savoye beats Turks
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17 Sep 1716
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Jean Thurel enlists in the Touraine Regiment at the age of 18, the first day of a military career that would span for over 90 years. |
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17 Sep 1730
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Turkish coup under Mahmud I; Sultan Ahmed III flees
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17 Sep 1745
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Edinburg occupied by Jacobites under Young Pretenders
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17 Sep 1761
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The Battle of Kosabroma is fought. |
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17 Sep 1775
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American Revolutionary War: The Invasion of Canada begins with the Siege of Fort St. Jean. |
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17 Sep 1776
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The Presidio of San Francisco is founded in New Spain. |
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17 Sep 1776
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Presidio of SF forms as a Spanish fort
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17 Sep 1778
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1st treaty between the US and Indian tribes signed (Fort Pitt)
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17 Sep 1778
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The Treaty of Fort Pitt is signed. It is the first formal treaty between the United States and a Native American tribe (the Lenape or Delaware Indians). |
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17 Sep 1787
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Prussian troops conquer Gorinchem
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17 Sep 1787
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The United States Constitution is signed in Philadelphia. |
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17 Sep 1787
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US constitution adopted by Philadelphia convention
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17 Sep 1789
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William Herschel discovers Mimas, satellite of Saturn
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17 Sep 1793
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The Battle of Peyrestortes is fought. |
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17 Sep 1794
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The Battle of Sprimont is fought. |
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17 Sep 1796
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President George Washington delivers his farewell address
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17 Sep 1809
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Peace between Sweden and Russia in the Finnish War. The territory to become Finland is ceded to Russia by the Treaty of Fredrikshamn. |
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17 Sep 1813
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The Second Battle of Kulm is fought. |
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17 Sep 1814
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Francis Scott Key finishes his poem "Defence of Fort McHenry", later to be the lyrics of "The Star-Spangled Banner". |
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17 Sep 1819
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1st whaling ship arrives in Hawaii
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17 Sep 1835
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Charles Darwins lands on Chatham Galapagos-archipelago
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17 Sep 1849
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American abolitionist Harriet Tubman escapes from slavery. |
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17 Sep 1850
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Great fire in San Francisco
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17 Sep 1859
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Man in SF claims himself Norton I, Emperor of America
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17 Sep 1859
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Joshua A. Norton declares himself "Norton I, Emperor of the United States." |
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17 Sep 1861
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Hampton Institute forms
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17 Sep 1861
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Battle of Pavón is fought. |
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17 Sep 1861
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1st day school for freedmen forms at Fortress Monroe Virginia
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17 Sep 1862
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Battle of Cumberland Gap, TN-evacuted by Federals
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17 Sep 1862
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Battle of Mumfordville, KY-US Col J Wilder surrenders city
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17 Sep 1862
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Battle of Sharpsburg (Antietam) - bloodiest day of Civil War, 23,110 die
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17 Sep 1862
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American Civil War: George B. McClellan halts the northward drive of Robert E. Lee's Confederate army in the single-day Battle of Antietam, the bloodiest day in American military history. |
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17 Sep 1862
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American Civil War: The Allegheny Arsenal explosion results in the single largest civilian disaster during the war. |
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17 Sep 1863
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Pope Pius IX encyclical On persecution in New Grenada
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17 Sep 1871
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Mont Cenis railway tunnel Switzerland opens
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17 Sep 1872
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Phillip W Pratt patents his sprinkler system for extinguishing fires
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17 Sep 1873
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19 students attend opening class at Ohio State University
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17 Sep 1876
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Race riots in South Carolina
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17 Sep 1894
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Battle of Yalu River, the largest naval engagement of the First Sino-Japanese War. |
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17 Sep 1897
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3rd US Golf Open: Joe Lloyd shoots a 162 at Chicago Golf Club - Wheaton, Illinois
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17 Sep 1899
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1st British troops leave Bombay for South Africa
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17 Sep 1900
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Commonwealth of Australia proclaimed
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17 Sep 1900
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Queen Victoria disbands British parliament
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17 Sep 1900
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Philippine–American War: Filipinos under Juan Cailles defeat Americans under Colonel Benjamin F. Cheatham at Mabitac. |
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17 Sep 1901
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Battle at Blood River Port: Boer General Botha beats Major Goughs cavalry
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17 Sep 1901
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Battle at Elands River Port: Boer General Smuts destroys unit 17th Lancers
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17 Sep 1901
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The Battle of Blood River Poort is fought. |
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17 Sep 1901
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The Battle of Elands River is fought. |
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17 Sep 1902
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US protests anti-semitism in Romania
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17 Sep 1903
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Boston Pilgrims clinch AL pennant, beating Cleveland, 14-3
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17 Sep 1908
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The Wright Flyer flown by Orville Wright, with Lieutenant Thomas Selfridge as passenger, crashes, killing Selfridge. He becomes the first airplane fatality. |
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17 Sep 1908
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Thomas Selfridge becomes 1st fatality of powered flight
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17 Sep 1911
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1st transcontinental airplane flight, NY-Pasadena in 82 hours 4 minutes
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17 Sep 1911
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25th US Womens Tennis: Hazel H Wightman beats F Sutton (8-10 61 97)
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17 Sep 1912
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Center fielder Casey Stengel breaks in with Brooklyn and hits 4 singles
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17 Sep 1914
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Andrew Fisher becomes Prime Minister of Australia for the third time. |
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17 Sep 1914
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World War I:The Race to the Sea begins. |
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17 Sep 1916
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40,000 Amsterdam demonstrators demand general voting right
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17 Sep 1916
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World War I: Manfred von Richthofen ("The Red Baron"), a flying ace of the German Luftstreitkräfte, wins his first aerial combat near Cambrai, France. |
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17 Sep 1920
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Cards set a record of 12 consecutive hits in 4th (10) and 5th (2) innings
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17 Sep 1920
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National Football League organizes in Canton Ohio 12 teams pay $100 each to join American Prof Football Association
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17 Sep 1920
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National Football League organized in Canton Ohio
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17 Sep 1922
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Bicyclist Piet Moeskops becomes world sprint champ
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17 Sep 1922
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Radio Moscow begins transmitting (12 KWs-most powerful station)
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17 Sep 1924
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Italy signs treaty of Rapallo
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17 Sep 1924
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The Border Defence Corps is established in the Second Polish Republic for the defence of the eastern border against armed Soviet raids and local bandits. |
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17 Sep 1924
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The Church of Central Africa, Presbyterian is formed. |
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17 Sep 1926
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Hurricane hits Miami and Palm Beach Florida; about 450 die
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17 Sep 1927
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47th US Mens Tennis: Rene Lacoste beats William T Tilden (119 63 119)
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17 Sep 1927
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Charles Lindbergh visits San Francisco
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17 Sep 1928
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48th US Mens Tennis: Henri Cochet beats F T Hunter (46 64 36 75 63)
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17 Sep 1928
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Henri Cochet wins US Tennis Open
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17 Sep 1928
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Hurricane hits Lake Okeechobee Florida drowning 1,800-2500
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17 Sep 1928
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Pitcher Ray Boggs hits 3 batters in 1 inning
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17 Sep 1929
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British troops begin evacuating
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17 Sep 1930
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The Ararat rebellion is suppressed. |
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17 Sep 1931
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1st LP record demonstrated (RCA Victor, NYC), venture failed
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17 Sep 1931
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Operetta "Victoria & Her Husband, " premieres in London
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17 Sep 1931
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Red Sox Earl Webb sets record with 65 en route to 67 doubles
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17 Sep 1932
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A speech by Laureano Gómez leads to the escalation of the Leticia Incident. |
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17 Sep 1934
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USSR joins League of Nations (Netherlands, Switzerland and Portugal vote no)
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17 Sep 1934
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1st 33 1/3 rpm recording released (Beethoven's 5th)
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17 Sep 1937
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1st NFL game in Washington, DC; Redskins beat the New York Giants 13-3
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17 Sep 1938
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52nd US Womens Tennis: Alice Marble beats Nancye Wynne Bolton (60 63)
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17 Sep 1938
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58th US Mens Tennis: J Donald Budge beats C Gene Mako (63 68 62 61)
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17 Sep 1938
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British Premier Neville Chamberlain leaves Munich
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17 Sep 1938
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Don Budge wins US Tennis open and completes Grand Slam
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17 Sep 1939
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German U-29 sinks British aircraft carrier Courageous, 519 die
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17 Sep 1939
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Russia invades Eastern Poland, takes 217,000 Poles prisoner
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17 Sep 1939
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World War II: The Soviet Union joins Nazi Germany's invasion of Poland during the Polish Defensive War of 1939. |
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17 Sep 1939
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World War II: A German U-boat U 29 sinks the British aircraft carrier HMS Courageous. |
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17 Sep 1939
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Taisto Mäki becomes the first man to run the 10,000 metres in under 30 minutes, in a time of 29:52.6 |
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17 Sep 1939
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Soviet Union invades Poland during WW II
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17 Sep 1940
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Nazis deprive Jews of possessions
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17 Sep 1940
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World War II: Following the German defeat in the Battle of Britain, Hitler postpones Operation Sea Lion indefinitely. |
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17 Sep 1941
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World War II: A decree of the Soviet State Committee of Defense, restoring Vsevobuch in the face of the Great Patriotic War, is issued. |
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17 Sep 1941
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World War II: Soviet forces enter Teheran marking the end of the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran. |
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17 Sep 1943
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Load of "ammunition in transit" explodes at Norfolk Naval Air Station
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17 Sep 1943
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Red Army recaptures Brjansk
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17 Sep 1943
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World War II: The Russian city of Bryansk is liberated from Germans. |
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17 Sep 1944
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British Premier Winston Churchill travels to US
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17 Sep 1944
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Dutch begin railroad strike against German occupiers
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17 Sep 1944
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Operation Market Garden: British airborne division lands Arnhem Neth
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17 Sep 1944
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World War II: Allied Airborne troops parachute into the Netherlands as the "Market" half of Operation Market Garden. |
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17 Sep 1946
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"Gypsy Lady, " opens at Century Theater NYC for 79 performances
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17 Sep 1946
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"If the Shoe Fits, " opens at Century Theater NYC for 20 performances
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17 Sep 1947
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Jackie Robinson is named Rookie of Year by Sporting News
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17 Sep 1947
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US Department of Defense forms
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17 Sep 1947
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James Forrestal sworn in as 1st US secretary of defense
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17 Sep 1948
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event
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KCOP TV channel 13 in Los Angeles / Hollywood, CA (IND) begins
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17 Sep 1948
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WLS TV channel 7 in Chicago, IL (ABC) begins broadcasting
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17 Sep 1948
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The Lehi (also known as the Stern gang) assassinates Count Folke Bernadotte, who was appointed by the United Nations to mediate between the Arab nations and Israel. |
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17 Sep 1948
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The Nizam of Hyderabad surrenders his sovereignty over the Hyderabad State and joins the Indian Union. |
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17 Sep 1949
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128 die as fire guts Canadian passenger steamer Noronic in Toronto
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17 Sep 1949
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8th Ryder Cup: US beats Europe, 7-5 at Ganton Golf Club - England
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17 Sep 1949
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North Atlantic Treaty Council meets for 1st time
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17 Sep 1949
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WFAA TV channel 8 in Dallas-Fort Worth, TX (ABC) begins broadcasting
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17 Sep 1949
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The Canadian steamship SS Noronic burns in Toronto Harbour with the loss of over 118 lives. |
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17 Sep 1949
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Steamer "Noronic" burns at pier killing 128 (Toronto Canada)
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17 Sep 1950
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San Francisco 49ers (formerly AAFC) play 1st NFL game, lose 21-17
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17 Sep 1951
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"Borscht Capades" opens at Royale Theater NYC for 90 performances
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17 Sep 1951
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Romanian Bishop A Pacha of Timisoara sentenced to 18 years
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17 Sep 1952
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"I am an American Day" and"Constitution Day" renamed "Citizenship Day"
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17 Sep 1952
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"I am an American Day" & "Constituion Day" renamed "Citizenship Day"
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17 Sep 1953
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1st successful separation of Siamese twins
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17 Sep 1953
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Ernie Banks becomes Chicago Cubs 1st black player
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17 Sep 1954
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event
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Rocky Marciano KOs Ezzard Charles in 8 for heavyweight boxing title
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17 Sep 1954
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Heavyweight champ Rocky Marciano KOs Ezzard Charles in 8
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17 Sep 1955
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event
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"Ankles Aweigh" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 176 performances
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17 Sep 1955
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event
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Future Hall of Famer Oriole Brooks Robinson goes 2-4 in his 1st game
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17 Sep 1956
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Black students enter Clay Ky elementary school
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17 Sep 1956
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Yanks clinch pennant #22 on Mantle's 50th homer of the year
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17 Sep 1957
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event
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2 male attorneys "stand in" as actress Sophia Loren and producer Carlo Ponti wed by proxy in Juarez, Mexico
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17 Sep 1957
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event
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KETV TV channel 7 in Omaha, NB (ABC) begins broadcasting
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17 Sep 1957
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Thailand military coup under marshal Sarit Thanarat
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17 Sep 1957
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Malaysia joins the United Nations. |
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17 Sep 1957
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Scott Crossfield takes X-15 up for 1st powered flight
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17 Sep 1959
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59th US Golf Amateur Championship won by Jack Nicklaus
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17 Sep 1959
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Transit 1A, 1st navigational satellite launched; failed to orbit
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17 Sep 1959
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Typhoon kills 2,000 in Japan & Korea
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17 Sep 1960
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Cuba nationalizes US banks
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17 Sep 1961
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The world's first retractable-dome stadium, the Civic Arena, opens in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. |
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17 Sep 1961
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Minnesota Vikings' 1st NFL game (beat Chicago Bears 37-13)
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17 Sep 1962
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Justice Department files 1st suit to end segregation in public schools
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17 Sep 1962
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event
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US space officials announce selection of 9 new astronauts
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17 Sep 1963
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"The Fugitive" premiers on ABC TV
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17 Sep 1963
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Train struck makeshift bus full of migrant workers, killing 32
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17 Sep 1964
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event
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"Bewitched" premieres on ABC TV
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17 Sep 1964
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event
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Mickey Mantle gets hits #1999, 2000 and 2001 and his 450th HR
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17 Sep 1964
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event
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Supremes release "Baby Love"
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17 Sep 1964
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event
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"Bewitched" premiers on ABC TV
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17 Sep 1964
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Beatles are paid a then record $150,000 for a concert (Kansas)
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17 Sep 1964
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Mickey Mantle gets hits #1999, 2000 & 2001
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17 Sep 1964
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event
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Supremes release "Baby Love"
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17 Sep 1965
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event
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WPHL TV channel 17 in Philadelphia, PA (IND) begins broadcasting
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17 Sep 1965
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The Battle of Chawinda is fought between Pakistan and India. |
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17 Sep 1966
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event
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Cleveland pitchers set AL record striking out 19 batters in 1st 9 innings
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17 Sep 1967
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event
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"Mission Impossible" premieres on CBS-TV
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17 Sep 1967
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event
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Shirley Englehorn wins LPGA Shirley Englehorn Golf Invitational
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17 Sep 1967
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event
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"Mission Impossible" premieres on CBS-TV
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17 Sep 1967
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Mount Washington cog railway train derails, kills 8 (NH)
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17 Sep 1967
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event
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New Orleans Saints 1st NFL game, they lose to LA Rams 27-13
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17 Sep 1968
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event
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Gaylord Perry (Giants) no-hits St Louis Cardinals, 1-0
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17 Sep 1968
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event
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Zond 5 completes circumnavigation of the Moon
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17 Sep 1970
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event
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Jordan launches offensive against guerrilla army
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17 Sep 1970
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Jordanian King Hussein moves against PLO guerrillas
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17 Sep 1970
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event
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WSWP TV channel 9 in Grandview, WV (PBS) begins broadcasting
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17 Sep 1972
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event
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"M*A*S*H, " premieres on NBC TV
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17 Sep 1972
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event
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BART begins passenger service in San Francisco
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17 Sep 1972
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event
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Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Quality First Golf Classic
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17 Sep 1972
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event
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Tanzania troops march in to Uganda
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17 Sep 1972
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event
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"M*A*S*H," premiers on TV
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17 Sep 1974
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Bangladesh, Grenada and Guinea-Bissau join the United Nations. |
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17 Sep 1974
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event
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Courageous (US) beats Southern Cross (Aust) in 23rd America's Cup
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17 Sep 1975
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event
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Rollout of 1st space shuttle orbiter Enterprise (OV-101)
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17 Sep 1976
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event
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Amnesty International receives Erasmus-prize
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17 Sep 1976
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event
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NASA publicly unveils space shuttle Enterprise in Palmdale, California
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17 Sep 1976
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event
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The first Space Shuttle, Enterprise, is unveiled by NASA. |
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17 Sep 1976
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event
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Ringo releases "Ringo's Rotogravure" album
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17 Sep 1977
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event
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Dave Kingman hits his 1st Yankee homer, Reggie hits 2 more
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17 Sep 1978
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event
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30th Emmy Awards: All in the Family, Ed Asner and Sada Thompson win
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17 Sep 1978
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event
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Donna Caponi Young wins LPGA Sarah Coventry Golf Tournament
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17 Sep 1978
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event
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Red Sox finally beat Yanks in September 1978, 7-3
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17 Sep 1978
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The Camp David Accords are signed by Israel and Egypt. |
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17 Sep 1978
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Begin, Sadat & Carter sign the Camp David accord
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17 Sep 1979
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Pietro Mennea runs world record 200 m (19.72")
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17 Sep 1979
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Royals George Brett is 6th to have 20 doubles / triples / HRs in a season
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17 Sep 1980
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event
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"Divine Madness" starring Bette Midler, premieres
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17 Sep 1980
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Iraq (Saddam Hussein) signs accord with Algeria
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17 Sep 1980
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South Korea opposition leader Kim Dae Jung sentenced to death
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17 Sep 1980
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After weeks of strikes at the Lenin Shipyard in Gdańsk, Poland, the nationwide independent trade union Solidarity is established. |
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17 Sep 1980
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event
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Former Nicaraguan President Anastasio Somoza Debayle is killed in Asunción, Paraguay. |
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17 Sep 1980
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Solidarity labor union in Poland forms
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17 Sep 1981
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event
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Fernando Valenzuela sets NL rookie record with 8th shutout of season
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17 Sep 1982
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event
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New Jersey Devils 1st exhibition game, beating Caps 3-1 in Hershey, Pennsylvania
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17 Sep 1982
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NJ Devils 1st exhibition game, beating the Caps 3-1 in Hershey Pa
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17 Sep 1983
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event
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Chicago White Sox clinch their 1st-ever AL West championship
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17 Sep 1983
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event
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Vanessa Williams (NY), 20, crowned 56th Miss America 1984, 1st black
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17 Sep 1983
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Vanessa Williams becomes the first black Miss America. |
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17 Sep 1983
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Vanessa Williams of NY became 1st black Miss America
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17 Sep 1984
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Dwight Gooden ties record of 32 strikeouts in consecutive games
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17 Sep 1984
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Reggie Jackson is 13th to hit 500 HRs
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17 Sep 1984
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Brian Mulroney sworn in as Canada's 18th PM succeeding John Turner
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17 Sep 1984
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Met's Dwight Goodin becomes 2nd to strikeout 32 over 2 cons games
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17 Sep 1985
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Soyuz T-14 carries 3 cosmonauts to Salyut 7 space station
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17 Sep 1986
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Bomb attack in Paris, 6 killed
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17 Sep 1986
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Mets clinch NL East Championship
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17 Sep 1986
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Marina Stepanova of USSR sets the 400m hurdle woman's record (52.94)
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17 Sep 1986
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US Senate confirms William Rehnquist as 16th chief justice
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17 Sep 1987
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Philadelphia celebrates 200th anniversary of Constitution
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17 Sep 1987
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Pope John Paul II embraces an AIDS-infected boy while visiting San Francisco. |
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17 Sep 1988
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24th Olympic games open at Seoul, Korea
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17 Sep 1988
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Military coup in Haiti: Lieutenant General Avril takes control, Henri Namphy flees
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17 Sep 1988
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Jeff Reardon becomes 1st to record 40 or more saves in both AL & NL
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17 Sep 1989
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41st Emmy Awards: LA Law, Cheers, Dana Delany and Candice Bergen win
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17 Sep 1989
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Beth Daniel wins LPGA SAFECO Golf Classic
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17 Sep 1989
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Emmy Creative Arts Award presentation
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17 Sep 1989
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Hurricane Hugo begins 4 day sweep through Caribbean, killing 62
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17 Sep 1989
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NYC court of appeals overturns lower court decision & returns America's Cup back to the US (from New Zealand)
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17 Sep 1990
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Newspaper Guild votes 242-35 to keep New York Post publishing
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17 Sep 1990
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Soviet Union & Saudi Arabia restore diplomatic ties
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17 Sep 1991
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UN admits Estonia, Latvia, Lithuiania, North and South Korea, Marshall Islands and Micronesia
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17 Sep 1991
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Estonia, North Korea, South Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, the Marshall Islands and Micronesia join the United Nations. |
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17 Sep 1991
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The first version of the Linux kernel (0.01) is released to the Internet. |
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17 Sep 1991
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4,355 turn out to see the Expos play the NY Mets at Shea Stadium
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17 Sep 1991
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North & South Korea joins the UN
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17 Sep 1992
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House votes 280 to 128 to give FCC control of cable TV rates
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17 Sep 1992
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NFL decides to suspend World League Football
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17 Sep 1992
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An Iranian Kurdish leader and his two joiners are assassinated by political militants in Berlin, Germany. |
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17 Sep 1994
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Andy Waller out handled the ball for Mashonaland CD vs. Mash U24
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17 Sep 1994
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Heather Whitestone, 21, (Ala), crowned 68th Miss America 1995
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17 Sep 1994
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Princess Christina separates
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17 Sep 1995
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"Love! Valor! Compassion!" closes at Walter Kerr NYC after 276 performances
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17 Sep 1995
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Patty Sheehan wins LPGA SAFECO Golf Classic
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17 Sep 1996
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Dodger Hideo Nomo no-hits Colo Rockies, 9-0 at Coors Field
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17 Sep 2001
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The New York Stock Exchange reopens for trading after the September 11 attacks, the longest closure since the Great Depression. |
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17 Sep 2006
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Fourpeaked Mountain in Alaska erupts, marking the first eruption for the long-dormant volcano in at least 10,000 years. |
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17 Sep 2006
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An audio tape of a private speech by Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány is leaked to the public, in which he confessed that his Hungarian Socialist Party had lied to win the 2006 election, sparking widespread protests across the country. |
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17 Sep 2011
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Occupy Wall Street movement begins in Zuccotti Park, New York City. |
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