This Day In History
August 17
Connecticut Patriot Jonathan Trumbull dies Dakota uprising begins in Minnesota Billy the Kid kills his first man Russian troops invade East Prussia Charles Kettering receives patent for electric self-starter Lou Gehrig goes the distance Carlson's Raiders land on Makin Island Robert De Niro born Patton wins race to Messina East Germans kill man trying to cross Berlin Wall 117,000 combat missions flown over North Vietnam in three years Woodstock Music Festival concludes U.S. troops to withdraw from Thailand "The Night Chicago Died" by Paper Lace tops the U.S. pop charts Balloon crosses the Atlantic A serial rapist strikes in England Hitler's last living henchman dies Random House gives Colin Powell largest autobiography advance to date Clinton testifies before grand jury Deadly earthquake strikes Turkey Earthquake exposes weak infrastructure
Connecticut Patriot Jonathan Trumbull dies Dakota uprising begins in Minnesota Billy the Kid kills his first man Russian troops invade East Prussia Charles Kettering receives patent for electric self-starter Lou Gehrig goes the distance Carlson's Raiders land on Makin Island Robert De Niro born Patton wins race to Messina East Germans kill man trying to cross Berlin Wall 117,000 combat missions flown over North Vietnam in three years Woodstock Music Festival concludes U.S. troops to withdraw from Thailand "The Night Chicago Died" by Paper Lace tops the U.S. pop charts Balloon crosses the Atlantic A serial rapist strikes in England Hitler's last living henchman dies Random House gives Colin Powell largest autobiography advance to date Clinton testifies before grand jury Deadly earthquake strikes Turkey Earthquake exposes weak infrastructure
