June 17 in History
What happened on June 17 in history?
A chronological timetable of historical events that occurred on june 17 in history. Historical facts of the day in the areas of military, politics, science, music, sports, arts, entertainment and more. Discover what happened on june 17 in history.
?>1994
Millions of Americans watch former football player O.J. Simpson–facing murder charges–drive his Ford Bronco through Los Angeles, followed by police.
1972
Five men are arrested for burglarizing Democratic Party headquarters at the Watergate complex in Washington, D.C.
1970
North Vietnamese troops cut the last operating rail line in Cambodia.
1965
27 B-52s hit Viet Cong outposts, but lose two planes in South Vietnam.
1963
The U.S. Supreme Court bans the required reading of the Lord’s prayer and Bible in public schools.
1953
Soviet tanks fight thousands of Berlin workers rioting against the East German government.
1950
Surgeon Richard Lawler performs the first kidney transplant operation in Chicago.
1944
French troops land on the island of Elba in the Mediterranean.
1942
Yank a weekly magazine for the U.S. armed services, begins publication.
1940
The Soviet Union occupies Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia.
1932
The U.S. Senate defeats the Bonus Bill as 10,000 veterans mass around the Capitol.
1931
British authorities in China arrest Indochinese Communist leader Ho Chi Minh.
1930
The Smoot-Hawley Tariff Bill becomes law, placing the highest tariff on imports to the United States.
1926
Spain threatens to quit the League of Nations if Germany is allowed to join.
1924
The Fascist militia marches into Rome.
1917
The Russian Duma meets in secret session in Petrograd and votes for an immediate Russian offensive against the German Army.
1913
U.S. Marines set sail from San Diego to protect American interests in Mexico.
1912
The German Zeppelin SZ 111 burns in its hangar in Friedrichshafen.
1876
General George Crook‘s command is attacked and bested on the Rosebud River by 1,500 Sioux and Cheyenne under the leadership of Crazy Horse.
1872
George M. Hoover begins selling whiskey in Dodge City, Kansas–a town which had previously been “dry.”
1863
On the way to Gettysburg, Union and Confederate forces skirmish at Point of Rocks, Maryland.
1861
President Abraham Lincoln witnesses Dr. Thaddeus Lowe demonstrate the use of a hot-air balloon.
1856
The Republican Party opens its first national convention in Philadelphia.
1854
The Red Turban revolt breaks out in Guangdong, China.
1848
Austrian General Alfred Windisch-Gratz crushes a Czech uprising in Prague.
1799
Napoleon Bonaparte incorporates Italy into his empire.
1775
The British take Bunker Hill outside of Boston, after a costly battle.
1579
Sir Francis Drake claims San Francisco Bay for England.