What Happened on Sep 17
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Battle of Breitenfeld
The Battle of Breitenfeld (German: Schlacht bei Breitenfeld; Swedish: Slaget vid Breitenfeld) or First Battle of Breitenfeld (sometimes First... Read more
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Siege Of Fort St. Jean
The Siege of Fort St. Jean (also called St. John or St. John's) was conducted by American Brigadier General Richard Montgomery on the town and fort... Read more
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Attack on German Flatts
On September 17, 1778 during the American Revolution, German Flatts was attacked by Loyalists and Iroquois. A force of several hundred men from... Read more
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United States Constitution Signed by Members of the Constitutional Convention
The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States of America. The first three Articles of the Constitution establish... Read more
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Harriet Tubman and brothers escaped from slavery
Harriet was given a piece of paper by a white abolitionist neighbor with two names, and told how to find the first house on her path to freedom. At... Read more
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Battle of Liberty
Description: “General” D.R. Atchison left Lexington on September 15, 1861, and proceeded to Liberty where he met the Missouri State Guard. On the... Read more
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Battle of Antietam
Of all the days on all the fields where American soldiers have fought, the most terrible by almost any measure was September 17, 1862. The battle... Read more
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The Siege and Capture of the Fortress of Przemysl
Russian Army, 100,000 General Selivanoff Austrian Army, 120,000 General Kusmanek The most spectacular victory in the Eastern theater of... Read more
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Frida Kahlo Involved in Bus Accident
On September 17, Frida and her boyfriend, Alejandro Gomez Arias, get onto a bus to head home from school. Shortly afterwards, the bus is stuck... Read more
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Gandhi Announces Retirement from Politics to Focus on Village Economics
In the summer of 1934, three unsuccessful attempts were made on his life. When the Congress Party chose to contest elections and accept power... Read more
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Red Army Joins Siege of Lvov
On September 17, 1939, the Soviet Union declared all pacts with Poland null and void as the Polish state had in their opinion ceased to exist, and... Read more
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First Battle of Tomaszów Lubelski
Battle of Tomaszów Lubelski took place from 17 September to 26 September 1939 near the town of Tomaszów Lubelski. It was the second largest battle... Read more
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Polish Forces Attempt to Break Through German Positions around Tomaszów
Battle of Tomaszów Lubelski took place from 17 September to 26 September 1939 near the town of Tomaszów Lubelski. It was the second largest battle... Read more
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Soviet Union Violates Polish-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact with Invasion of Polish Territory by Red Army
The Red Army entered the eastern regions of Poland with seven field armies, containing between 450,000 and 1,000,000 troops, split between two... Read more
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First Battle of Changsha
After two years of near stalemate, Lieutenant General Seishiro Itagaki led the Japanese 101st and 106th Divisions to Changsha, the capital of Hunan... Read more
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Following German Defeats in the Battle of Britain, Hitler Cancels Operation Sealion
On 17 September 1940, Hitler held a meeting with Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring and Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt. Hitler became convinced that... Read more
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Battle of Angaur
The Battle of Angaur was a battle of the Pacific campaign in World War II, fought on the island of Angaur in the Palau Islands from 17 September... Read more
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Tallinn Offensive
The Tallinn Offensive (Russian: Таллинская наступательная операция) was the Soviet strategic offensive operation corresponding to the German... Read more
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Battle of Arnhem, Day 1
The first lift was preceded by intense bombing and strafing raids made by the British 2nd Tactical Air Force and the American 8th and 9th Air... Read more
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Canadian Forces Initiate Operation Wellhit to Capture the Port of Boulogne
Operation Wellhit was the World War II operation by the 3rd Canadian Division (Canadian 1st Army) to take the fortified port of Boulogne in... Read more
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SS Noronic Fire
About 2:30 a.m. on the morning of the 17th, a passenger discovered a small fire in a linen closet. Attempts to extinguish the fire proved futile... Read more
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'Lord of the Flies' is Published
The premise: A planeload of young boys is marooned on a nameless tropical island and they are forced to fend for themselves. If this novel had been... Read more
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"Lust For Life" Is Released
Lust for Life (1956) is a MGM biographical film about the life of the Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh, based on the 1934 novel by Irving Stone and... Read more
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Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 706 Crashes on Take-Off
Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 706, registration N137US, was a Lockheed L-188 Electra aircraft which crashed on take-off from Chicago's O'Hare... Read more
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"Divorce, Italian Style" Is Released
Divorce, Italian Style (Italian: Divorzio all'italiana) is a 1961 Italian comedy film directed by Pietro Germi, written by Ennio De Concini, Pietro... Read more