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This Day In History: April 17th

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Communication
 
 
Crime and Corruption
1865
Mary Surratt was arrested as a conspirator in the Lincoln assassination.
1969
In Los Angeles, Sirhan Sirhan was convicted of assassinating U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy.
1993
A federal jury in Los Angeles convicted two former police officers of violating the civil rights of beaten motorist Rodney King. Two other officers were acquitted.
1996
Erik and Lyle Menendez were sentenced to life in prison without parole for killing their parents.
Defence
 
 
Disasters
 
 
Discovery
 
 
Education
 
 
Film, Television and Radio
1935
"Lights Out" debuted on NBC Radio. It ran until 1952.
1967
"The Joey Bishop Show" debuted on ABC-TV.
Heads of State
1535
Antonio Mendoza was appointed first viceroy of New Spain.
 
Health and Social Welfare
 
 
Industry
 
 
Law
1808
Bayonne Decree by Napoleon I of France ordered the seizure of U.S. ships.
1860
New Yorkers learned of a new law that required fire escapes to be provided for tenement houses.
1861
Virginia became the eighth state to secede from the Union.
1895
China and Japan signed the Treaty of Shimonoseki. It was the end of the first Sino-Japanese War. In the treaty China ceded Taiwan to Japan.
1917
A bill in Congress to establish Daylight Saving Time was defeated. It was passed a couple of months later.
1967
The U.S. Supreme Court barred Muhammad Ali's request to be blocked from induction into the U.S. Army.
1989
In Poland, courts gave Solidarity legal status.
Motor Sport
1964
The Ford Motor Company unveiled its new Mustang model.
 
People
1492
  Christopher Columbus signed a contract with Spain to find a passage to Asia and the Indies.
1521
Martin Luther was excommunicated from the Roman Catholic Church.
1524
New York Harbor was discovered by Giovanni Verrazano.
1524
New York Harbor was discovered by Giovanni Verrazano.
1964
Jerrie Mock became first woman to fly an airplane solo around the world.
Politics
1824
Russia abandoned all North American claims south of 54' 40'.
1969
Czechoslovak Communist Party chairman Alexander Dubcek was deposed.
1983
In Warsaw, police routed 1,000 Solidarity supporters.
1984
In London, gunmen from the Libyan Embassy fired into an anti-Libya protest. One policewoman was killed and 10 others were wounded.
1985
In Lebanon, the cabinet resigned as Shiites took W. Beirut.
1969
Czechoslovak Communist Party chairman Alexander Dubcek was deposed.
1999
In India, the government of Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee collapsed after losing a vote of confidence.
Publishing
1704
John Campbell published what would eventually become the first successful American newspaper. It was known as the Boston "News-Letter."
1985
The U.S. Postal Service unveiled its new 22-cent, "LOVE" stamp.
Religion
 
 
Science
1941
  Igor Sikorsky accomplished the first successful helicopter lift-off from water near Stratford, CT.
1970
Apollo 13 returned to Earth safely after an on-board accident with an oxygen tank.
Sport
1875
The game "snooker" was invented by Sir Neville Chamberlain.
1947
Jackie Robinson (Brooklyn Dodgers) performed a bunt for his first major league hit.
Technology
1810
Pineapple cheese was patented by Lewis M. Norton.
 
The Arts
1758
Frances Williams published a collection of Latin poems. He was the first African-American to graduate from a college in the western hemisphere.
1916
The American Academy of Arts and Letters obtained a charter from the U.S. Congress.
2002
At the National Maritime Museum in London, the exhibit "Skin Deep: A History of Tattooing" opened.
The Environment
 
 
The Law
 
 
The Workforce
 
 
Trade and Economy
1941
The office of Price Administration was established in the U.S. to handle rationing.
 
Transport
 
 
War
1864
U.S. Civil War General Grant banned the trading of prisoners.
1946
The last French troops left Syria.
1961
About 1,400 U.S.-supported Cuban exiles invaded Cuba at the Bay of Pigs in an attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro. It was an unsuccessful attack.
1975
Khmer Rouge forces capture the capital of Cambodia, Phnom Penh. It was the end of the five-year war.
1987
In Sri Lanka, Tamil guerrillas killed 122 people in a road ambush.
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