On This Day October 17th

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October 17th is the two hundred nintith day of the year, and there are 75 days remaining until the end of the year.

 

Events

1091 – London tornado of 1091: A tornado thought to be of strength T8/F4 strikes the heart of London.

1558 – Poczta Polska, the Polish postal service, is founded.

1604 – Kepler's Supernova is observed in the constellation of Ophiuchus.

1781 – American Revolutionary War: British General Charles Earl Cornwallis surrendered at the Yorktown Siege.

1814 – Eight people died in the London Beer Flood.

1860 – First The Open Championship (referred to in North America as the British Open).

1907 – Marconi begins the first commercial transatlantic wireless service.

1933 – Albert Einstein flees Nazi Germany and moves to the United States.

1956 – Queen Elizabeth II officially opened the first commercial nuclear power station in Sellafield, England.

2003 – Taipei 101, a 101-floor skyscraper in Taipei, becomes the world's tallest high-rise.

 

Birthdays

1587 – Nathan Field, English dramatist and actor (d. 1620)

1720 – Maria Teresa Agnesi Pinottini, Italian harpsichord player and composer (d. 1795)

1785 – Christen Smith, Norwegian scientist (d. 1816)

1821 – Alexander Gardner, Scottish photographer (d. 1882)

1860 – Henry Campbell Black, founder of Black's Law Dictionary (d. 1927)

1902 – Irene Ryan, American actress, Granny Clampett (d. 1973)

1909 – Cozy Cole, American drummer (d. 1981)

1915 – Arthur Miller, American playwright and screenwriter (d. 2005)

1918 – Ralph Wilson, American businessman, founded the Buffalo Bills (d. 2014)

1938 – Evel Knievel, American motorcycle rider and stuntman (d. 2007)

1948 – George Wendt, American actor and comedian

1962 – Mike Judge, American animator, director, screenwriter, producer, and actor

1972 – Eminem, American rapper, producer, and actor

1974 – John Rocker, American baseball player

 

 Holiday Spotlight

 Women in Military Service for America Memorial Anniversary

When thinking of the armed forces, we often think of men fighting for their country. However, many courageous women have also sacrificed their lives for their countrymen. Initially found as nurses or cooks in war camps, women later became a part of combat. Women have been a part of the U.S. armed forces since 1917, and a memorial known as the Military Women’s Memorial was erected by the U.S. government in 1997 to honor them. The memorial contains a Hemicycle structure built in 1932, which was renovated and surrounded by a new memorial in 1988. The final design of the memorial blends Neoclassical and Modern architecture to honor the brave women it commemorates.

 

Holidays And Observance.

Black Poetry Day

Conflict Resolution Day  

Forgive an Ex Day

Four Prunes Day

Get Smart About Credit Day  

Get to Know Your Customer Day  

Great Shakeout Earthquake and Tsunami Preparedness Drill  

International Cassette Store Day

International Credit Union Day  

International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

International Shakeout Day  

Mulligan Day

National Edge Day

National Pasta Day

National Playing Card Collectors Day

Pay Back a Friend Day

Spirit Day  

Spreadsheet Day

Wear Purple for Domestic Violence Awareness Day  

Wear Something Gaudy Day

World Trauma Day 

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