What Happened on Jun 17

Battle of Bunker Hill

On the night of June 16, 1775, a detail of American troops acting under orders from Artemas Ward moved out of their camp, carrying picks, shovels,... Read more

Davis Marries Sarah Knox Taylor

Sarah Knox Taylor, the daughter of future president Zachary Taylor and Margaret Mackall Smith Taylor, was born at Fort Knox in Vincennes, Indiana,... Read more

First Battle of Boonville - Establishes Union Control of Missouri River

The First Battle of Boonville was a minor skirmish of the American Civil War, occurring on June 17, 1861, near Boonville in Cooper County,... Read more

Battle of Saint Charles

Other Names: None Location: Arkansas County Campaign: Operations on White River (1862) Date(s): June 17, 1862 Principal Commanders:... Read more

Battle of Saint Charles - USS Mound City Explodes

Description: On the morning of June 17, USS Mound City, St. Louis, Lexington, Conestoga, and transports proceeded up White River towards Saint... Read more

Battle of Middleburg

The Battle of Middleburg took place from June 17 to June 19, 1863, in Loudoun County, Virginia, as part of the Gettysburg Campaign of the American... Read more

Battle of Lynchburg - Fake Confederate Reinforcements Lead to Union Retreat

The Battle of Lynchburg was a battle that took place during the American Civil War. The battle took place in Lynchburg, Virginia on the days of... Read more

James Weldon Johnson Is Born

Poet, diplomat, songwriter, and anthologist of black culture James Weldon Johnson was born on June 17, 1871, in Jacksonville, Florida. He attended... Read more

John Montgomery Ward Pitches a Perfect Game

John Montgomery Ward (March 3, 1860 – March 4, 1925) was an American Major League Baseball star pitcher, shortstop and manager. Ward was born in... Read more

Gandhi Establishes Sabarmati Ashram

Sabarmati Ashram (Gujarati: સાબરમતી આશ્રમ also known as Gandhi Ashram, Harijan Ashram, or Satyagraha Ashram) is located in the Ahmedabad suburb of... Read more

"The Immigrant"

The Immigrant (also called Broke) is a 1917 short comedy film starring the Charlie Chaplin Tramp character as an immigrant coming to the United... Read more

Amelia Earhart becomes first woman to fly across the Atlantic

After Charles Lindbergh's solo flight across the Atlantic in 1927, Amy Phipps Guest, (1873–1959), expressed interest in being the first woman to... Read more

Bonnie Parker is Released From Jail

During Buck Barrow's time in jail in 1932, Clyde Barrow, Raymond Hamilton and a rotating core group of associates participated in small robberies,... Read more

Sinking of the RMS Lancastria

A fresh air raid began before 4 pm. She was bombed at 15:48 by Junkers 88 aircraft from II. Gruppe/Kampfgeschwader 30. Three direct hits caused the... Read more

United Airlines Flight 624 Crashes, Killing 43

The airplane, named "Mainliner Utah", arrived in Chicago at 09:52 en route from Los Angeles to New York. After a 52-minute turnaround, the DC-6... Read more

"Pickup On South Street" Is Released

Pickup on South Street is writer-director Samuel Fuller's 1953 film noir released by the 20th Century Fox studio. The film stars Richard Widmark,... Read more

Brazil Defeats Czechoslovakia to Win Second Consecutive FIFA World Cup Championship

The 1962 FIFA World Cup Final was the deciding match of the 1962 FIFA World Cup. It was contested by Czechoslovakia and Brazil. Brazil won the game... Read more

Elvis Presley releases From Elvis in Memphis

From Elvis in Memphis is the thirty-fourth album, not counting budget compilations on the RCA Camden subsidiary, by Elvis Presley, released on RCA... Read more

Five Men are Arrested for Trying to Bug the Watergate Complex

On June 17, 1972, Frank Wills, a security guard at the Watergate Complex, noticed tape covering the latch on locks on several doors in the complex... Read more

The Eagles release their self-titled debut album

Eagles is the debut album by the rock band of the same name, released in 1972.The album was recorded at London's Olympic Studios with producer Glyn... Read more

Joe Biden marries Jill Tracy Jacobs

In 1975, Biden met Jill Tracy Jacobs, who grew up in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania and would become a teacher in Delaware. They had met on a blind... Read more

Superman III released

Superman III is a 1983 superhero film that is the third of five films in the Superman film series produced from 1978 to 2006 based upon the... Read more

Signing of First Partnerships Between Manufacturers and US EPA to Implement Energy Star Program

Energy Star is an international standard for energy efficient consumer products. It was first created as a United States government program by the... Read more

Lee Janzen wins the 93rd U.S. Open

The 1993 United States Open Golf Championship was the 93rd U.S. Open. The event was held from June 17-20, 1993 at Baltusrol Golf Club in... Read more

Dre Dog Releases "The New Jim Jones"

The New Jim Jones is the debut album by rapper Dre Dog. It was released on June 17, 1993 for independent record label, In-a-Minute Records and was... Read more