MAY 17TH
- TODAY IS NATIONAL CHERRY COBBLER DAY
- TODAY IS NATIONAL WALNUT DAY
- TODAY IS IDAHO APPRECIATION DAY
BIRTHDAYS:
- ARCHIBALD COX (1912-2004)
- DENNIS HOPPER (1936-2010)
- BILL PAXTON (1955-2017)
- BOB SAGET (1956, 62)
- SUGAR RAY LEONARD (1956, 62)
- JIM NANTZ (1959, 59)
- ENYA (1961, 57)
- CRAIG FERGUSON (1962, 56)
- TRENT REZNOR (1965, 53)
- JORDAN KNIGHT (1970, 48)
- LENA WAITHE (1984, 34)
- DEREK HOUGH (1985, 33)
ON THIS DAY:
- IN 1536, THE “FOUR LOVERS” OF ANNE BOLEYN ARE EXECUTED
- IN 1694, JOHANN BACH DIES AT 46
- IN 1756, BRITAIN DECLARES WAR ON FRANCE IN THE FRENCH & INDIAN WAR
- IN 1763, THE MARQUIS DE SADE MARRIES RENEE PELAGIE AT 22
- IN 1775, THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS BANS TRADE WITH CANADA
- IN 1792, THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE IS FORMED ON WALL STREET
- IN 1824, SIX FRIENDS OF LORD BYRON BURN HIS DIARIES AFTER HIS DEATH DESTROYING HUNDREDS OF LITERARY WORKS
- IN 1827, 18 YEAR OLD FUTURE PRESIDENT ANDREW JOHNSON MARRIES HIS 16 YEAR OLD WIFE ELIZA IN TENNESSEE
- IN 1829, CHIEF JUSTICE JOHN JAY DIES AT 83
- IN 1875, OLIVER LEWIS AND ARISTIDES WIN THE FIRST KENTUCKY DERBY
- IN 1881, FREDERICK DOUGLASS IS APPOINTED AS THE RECORDED OF DEEDS IN D.C.
- IN 1883, BUFFALO BILL CODY’S WILD WEST SHOW OPENS IN OMAHA, NEBRASKA
- IN 1884, ALASKA BECOMES A U.S. TERRITORY
- IN 1886, JOHN DEERE DIES AT 82
- IN 1923, 21 YEAR OLD MARLENE DIETRICH MARRIES DIRECTOR RUDOLF SIEBER
- IN 1928, THE 9TH OLYMPIC GAMES OPEN IN AMSTERDAM
- IN 1938, “INFORMATION PLEASE!” DEBUTS ON NBC RADIO
- IN 1954, THE SUPREME COURT RULES IN BROWN V. BOARD OF EDUCATION THAT SEGREGATION IN SCHOOLS IS ILLEGAL OVERTURNING THE “SEPARATE BUT EQUAL” DOCTRINE OF PLESSY V. FERGUSON IN 1896
- IN 1961, FIDEL CASTRO OFFERS TO EXCHANGE PRISONERS FOR 500 BULLDOZERS
- IN 1964, TIM HORTON OPENS HIS FIRST COFFE AND DONUT SHOP IN ONTARIO, CANADA
- IN 1967, BOB DYLAN RELEASES THE CONCERT FILM “DON’T LOOK BACK”
- IN 1967, TENNESSEE REPEALS THE BUTLER ACT, WHICH MADE IT ILLEGAL TO TEACH EVOLUTION IN SCHOOLS AFTER 42 YEARS
- IN 1971, “GODSPELL” DEBUTS OFF BROADWAY
- IN 1971, TONY ORLANDO AND DAWN HIT #1 WITH “KNOCK THREE TIMES”
- IN 1973, THE SENATE WATERGATE COMMITTEE BEGINS HEARINGS
- IN 1973, STEVIE WONDER RELEASES “YOU ARE THE SUNSHINE OF MY LIFE”
- IN 1975, NBC PAYS $5 MILLION FOR THE RIGHT TO SHOW “GONE WITH THE WIND”
- IN 1976, THOUSANDS ARE KILLED IN AN EARTHQUAKE IN UZBEKISTAIN
- IN 1980, 16 PEOPLE ARE KILLED AND 300 INJURED DURING RACE RIOTS IN MIAMI
- IN 1983, ISRAEL AND LEBANON SIGN A PEACE TREATY
- IN 1985, BOBBY EWING IS KILLED ON “DALLAS”
- IN 1986, WHITNEY HOUSTON HITS #1 WITH “GREATEST LOVE OF ALL”
- IN 1987, 37 SAILORS DIE WHEN IRAQI MISSILES HIT THE USS STARK
- IN 1990, “CHEERS” STAR KELSEY GRAMMAR SPENDS 30 DAYS IN JAIL FOR A DUI
- IN 1990, THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION REMOVES HOMOSEXUALITY FROM ITS LIST OF MENTAL ILLNESSES
- IN 1992, LAWRENCE WELK DIES OF PNEUMONIA AT 89
- IN 1993, INTEL DEBUTS ITS PENTIUM PROCESSOR
- IN 1993, ALAN JACKSON RELEASES “CHATAHOOCHEE”
- IN 1997, SYLVESTER STALLONE MARRIES JENNIFER FLAVIN
- IN 2000, FOX AIRS THE FINAL EPISODE OF “BEVERLY HILLS 90210”
- IN 2004, MASSACHUSETTS IS THE FIRST STATE TO LEGALIZE SAME SEX MARRIAGE
- IN 2004, TONY RANDALL DIES AT 84
- IN 2006, PAUL MCCARTNEY AND HEATHER MILLS ANNOUNCE THEY ARE SPLITTING UP
- IN 2008, ASHLEE SIMPSON MARRIES FALL OUT BOY’S PETE WENTZ
- IN 2009, “MINECRAFT” IS RELEASED IN BETA VERSION WHILE STILL BEING DEVELOPED
- IN 2012, DONNA SUMMER DIES OF LUNG CANCER AT 63
- IN 2017, CHRIS CORNELL IS FOUND AFTER COMMITTING SUICIDE AT 52