What Happened on Aug 17

Izmit Earthquake of 1999

The Izmit earthquake occurred at 00:01:39 UTC (3:01 a.m. local time), and was centered at 40.74 N., 29.86 E., which places the epicenter about 11... Read more

Tiger Woods wins his 12th major at the 88th PGA Championship

The PGA Championship returned to Medinah for the first time since 1999 when Tiger Woods captured his first PGA Championship. At the longest course... Read more

UFC Fight Night 6

UFC Fight Night 6 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 17, 2006. The event took place at the Red... Read more

Boston Red Sox defeat Los Angeles Angels, 8-4

A year ago almost to the day, the Red Sox lost a day-night doubleheader to the Yankees, the start of a five-game Boston massacre redux that... Read more

High School Musical 2 Premieres

Cyrus had a brief cameo in High School Musical 2 credited as "girl at pool". Cyrus also guest-starred as Yatta on the Disney Channel's The... Read more

Rascal Flatts' Single "Take Me There" Is Released

"Take Me There" is a single by country music group Rascal Flatts, released in 2007. It is the first single from their album Still Feels Good. The... Read more

Superbad released

Superbad is a 2007 American comedy film directed by Greg Mottola and starring Jonah Hill and Michael Cera. The film was written by Seth Rogen and... Read more

Anthrax plays in Korea for the first time

With singer Dan Nelson, Anthrax played Korea for the first time on August 17 2008. In his monthly Food Coma column, which was posted on December... Read more

Michael Phelps Surpasses Mark Spitz in Gold Medals Won at a Single Olympics

In the 2008 Summer Olympics, Michael Phelps won 8 gold medals, the record for the most medals won at a single olympics. With this record, he... Read more

Los Angeles Angels defeat Baltimore Orioles, 8-5

Aubrey Huff, the Orioles' cleanup hitter over the last season and a half, had already cleaned out his locker and packed his bags after his trade to... Read more

Numerous Heavily-Armed Protesters Attend Obama Speech at Veterans of Foreign Wars Event

About a dozen people carrying guns, including one with a military-style rifle, milled among protesters outside the convention center where... Read more

Radiohead releases "These Are My Twisted Words"

"These Are My Twisted Words" is a single by the English alternative rock band Radiohead. It was officially released on 17 August 2009 as a free... Read more

Rod Blagojevich fund-raiser Tony Rezko's home sold for $2.8 million in foreclosure auction

The Wilmette mansion of former Rod Blagojevich fundraiser Antoin "Tony" Rezko sold today for the opening bid of $2.8 million to the same bank that... Read more

Sayano-Shushenskaya Hydro Accident

The number of people killed in the accident at Russia’s largest hydroelectric power plant increased from 67 to 69. Six persons are still missing,... Read more

Texas Rangers defeat Minnesota Twins, 8-5

ARLINGTON, TEXAS - Francisco Liriano won his start last week against Kansas City, and the hope was that he could build off that outing. But he... Read more

U2 releases "I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight" single

"I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight" is the fifth track from U2's 2009 album No Line on the Horizon, and will be released as the third... Read more

Filter releases The Trouble with Angels

The Trouble with Angels is American band Filter's fifth studio album. It was released on August 17, 2010 through Rocket Science Ventures in North... Read more

Jury Finds Rod Blagojevich Guilty on One Count (Lying to the FBI), Hung on 23 others

A federal jury today convicted former Gov. Rod Blagojevich of one count against him: lying to the FBI. The jury was deadlocked on the other 23... Read more

US Ambassador John Bolton Warns Israel of Fleeting Chance to Strike Iranian Nuclear Reactor

Israel has only mere days to launch an attack on Iran’s Bushehr nuclear reactor if Russia makes good on its plan to deliver fuel there this... Read more