Birthday April 17, 1837 J.P. Morgan, financed the US.
Birthday April 17, 1885 Isak Dinesen is born
Birthday April 17, 1897 Thornton Wilder, American novelist
History April 17, 1524 New York Harbor discovered by Giovanni Verrazano.
History April 17, 1783 Colbert launches raid on Fort Carlos, Arkansas
History April 17, 1790 Benjamin Franklin dies
History April 17, 1815 Volcanic eruption kills 80,000
History April 17, 1853 US Marine Hospital at the Presidio established.
History April 17, 1864 Battle of Plymouth, North Carolina, begins
History April 17, 1882 Life of Billy the Kid arrives at Library of Congress
History April 17, 1895 Treaty of Shimonoseki signed - ends 1st Sino-Japanese War (1894-95).
History April 17, 1917 Second Battle of Gaza
History April 17, 1936 A single horsehair uncovers a murderer
History April 17, 1941 The Yugoslav army surrenders
History April 17, 1941 Office of Price Administration established (handled rationing)
History April 17, 1941 Yugoslavia surrenders
History April 17, 1942 General Henri Giraud makes his great escape
History April 17, 1945 Americans seize 1,100 tons of uranium
History April 17, 1960 Eddie Cochran dies, and Gene Vincent is injured, in a UK car accident
History April 17, 1961 Bay of Pigs - invasion.
History April 17, 1961 JFK waits for word on the Bay of Pigs invasion
History April 17, 1961 The Bay of Pigs invasion begins
History April 17, 1964 Ford Mustang debuts at World's Fair
History April 17, 1969 Architect of Czechoslovakia's Prague Spring resigns
History April 17, 1972 First antiwar protest of the year is conducted
History April 17, 1975 Cambodia falls to the Khmer Rouge
History April 17, 1976 Mike Schmidt hits four consecutive homers
History April 17, 2002 General Hospital airs 10,000th episode
History April 17, 2014 Gabriel Garcia Marquez dies at age 87
April 17, 1837 J.P. Morgan, financed the US.
April 17, 1885 Isak Dinesen is born
April 17, 1897 Thornton Wilder, American novelist
April 17, 1524 New York Harbor discovered by Giovanni Verrazano.
April 17, 1783 Colbert launches raid on Fort Carlos, Arkansas
April 17, 1790 Benjamin Franklin dies
April 17, 1815 Volcanic eruption kills 80,000
April 17, 1853 US Marine Hospital at the Presidio established.
April 17, 1864 Battle of Plymouth, North Carolina, begins
April 17, 1882 Life of Billy the Kid arrives at Library of Congress
April 17, 1895 Treaty of Shimonoseki signed - ends 1st Sino-Japanese War (1894-95).
April 17, 1917 Second Battle of Gaza
April 17, 1936 A single horsehair uncovers a murderer
April 17, 1941 The Yugoslav army surrenders
April 17, 1941 Office of Price Administration established (handled rationing)
April 17, 1941 Yugoslavia surrenders
April 17, 1942 General Henri Giraud makes his great escape
April 17, 1945 Americans seize 1,100 tons of uranium
April 17, 1960 Eddie Cochran dies, and Gene Vincent is injured, in a UK car accident
April 17, 1961 Bay of Pigs - invasion.
April 17, 1961 JFK waits for word on the Bay of Pigs invasion
April 17, 1961 The Bay of Pigs invasion begins
April 17, 1964 Ford Mustang debuts at World's Fair
April 17, 1969 Architect of Czechoslovakia's Prague Spring resigns
April 17, 1972 First antiwar protest of the year is conducted
April 17, 1975 Cambodia falls to the Khmer Rouge
April 17, 1976 Mike Schmidt hits four consecutive homers
April 17, 2002 General Hospital airs 10,000th episode
April 17, 2014 Gabriel Garcia Marquez dies at age 87