September 17
1787 - The U.S. Constitution was completed and signed by a majority of the delegates attending the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia.
1862 - The bloodiest day in U.S. military history occurred at the Battle of Antietam during the Civil War when more than 23,000 were killed or wounded.
1908 - Lt. Thomas E. Selfridge of the U.S. Army Signal Corps became the first person to die in the crash of a powered aircraft, the Wright Flyer, at Fort Myer, Virginia, just outside Washington, D.C.
1944 - During World War II, Allied paratroopers launched Operation Market Garden, landing behind German lines in the Netherlands.
1978 - After 12 days of meetings at the U.S. presidential retreat of Camp David, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin signed the Camp David Accords, a framework for a peace treaty.
1980 - Anastasio Somoza Debayle, former president of Nicaragua, was assassinated in Paraguay.
1994 - Heather Whitestone of Alabama became the first deaf Miss America.
2001 - Six days after 9/11, stock prices nosedived but stopped short of collapse in an emotional, flag-waving reopening of Wall Street.
2011 - A demonstration calling itself Occupy Wall Street began in New York, prompting similar protests around the U.S. and the world.
2021 - A Los Angeles jury convicted New York real estate heir Robert Durst of killing his best friend 20 years earlier. (Durst, who was sentenced to life in prison, died in 2022.)
Birthdays
23 - India Amarteifio (actress)
28 - Ella Purnell (actress)
29 - Patrick Mahomes (football player)
35 - Danielle Brooks (actress)
36 - Ritu Arya (actress)
49 - Jimmie Johnson (race car driver)
53 - Bobby Lee (actor)
55 - Matthew Settle (actor)
56 - Anastacia (singer)
56 - Cheryl Strayed (author)
58 - Doug E. Fresh (rapper)
59 - Kyle Chandler (actor)
62 - Paul Feig (actor)
73 - Cassandra "Elvira" Peterson (actress)
79 - Phil Jackson (basketball coach)
85 - David Souter (retired Supreme Court justice)
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Today in Sports History - September 17
1917 - Honus T. Wagner announces his retirement from baseball; on the same day, the Pittsburgh Pirates retire his #33.
1920 - The American Professional Football Association -- a precursor to the NFL -- was formed in Canton, Ohio.
1941 - Stan Musial makes his MLB debut with the St. Louis Cardinals.
1947 - The Sporting News names Jackie Robinson baseball's Rookie of the Year.
1950 - The San Francisco 49ers, formerly of the AAFC, make their NFL debut.
1953 - Ernie Banks became the first black baseball player to wear a Chicago Cubs uniform. He retired in 1971 known as 'Mr. Cub'.
1961 - The Minnesota Vikings made their NFL debut, defeating the Chicago Bears 37-13.
1967 - The New Orleans Saints play their first NFL game, a 27-13 loss to the Los Angeles Rams.
1983 - Johnny Bench, of the Cincinnati Reds, retired after 16 years as a catcher.
1983 - Carl Yastrzemski of the Boston Red Sox broke Hank Aaron's major league record for games played when he started his 3,299th game.
1984 - Reggie Jackson of the New York Yankees hit his 500th career home run, the 13th in MLB history to do so.
1984 - Dwight Gooden of the New York Mets ties a MLB record with 32 strikeouts over two consecutive games.
2000 - The Miami Dolphins retire Dan Marino's #13.
2001 - Despite suffering from lung cancer and Parkinson's disease, Jack Buck stirs emotions by reading a patriotic-themed poem during the pregame ceremonies on baseball's first night back after the September 11th terrorist attacks.
2004 - Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants became the third player in MLB history to hit 700 career home runs, joining Hank Aaron and Babe Ruth.
1787 - The U.S. Constitution was completed and signed by a majority of the delegates attending the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia.
1862 - The bloodiest day in U.S. military history occurred at the Battle of Antietam during the Civil War when more than 23,000 were killed or wounded.
1908 - Lt. Thomas E. Selfridge of the U.S. Army Signal Corps became the first person to die in the crash of a powered aircraft, the Wright Flyer, at Fort Myer, Virginia, just outside Washington, D.C.
1944 - During World War II, Allied paratroopers launched Operation Market Garden, landing behind German lines in the Netherlands.
1978 - After 12 days of meetings at the U.S. presidential retreat of Camp David, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin signed the Camp David Accords, a framework for a peace treaty.
1980 - Anastasio Somoza Debayle, former president of Nicaragua, was assassinated in Paraguay.
1994 - Heather Whitestone of Alabama became the first deaf Miss America.
2001 - Six days after 9/11, stock prices nosedived but stopped short of collapse in an emotional, flag-waving reopening of Wall Street.
2011 - A demonstration calling itself Occupy Wall Street began in New York, prompting similar protests around the U.S. and the world.
2021 - A Los Angeles jury convicted New York real estate heir Robert Durst of killing his best friend 20 years earlier. (Durst, who was sentenced to life in prison, died in 2022.)
Birthdays
23 - India Amarteifio (actress)
28 - Ella Purnell (actress)
29 - Patrick Mahomes (football player)
35 - Danielle Brooks (actress)
36 - Ritu Arya (actress)
49 - Jimmie Johnson (race car driver)
53 - Bobby Lee (actor)
55 - Matthew Settle (actor)
56 - Anastacia (singer)
56 - Cheryl Strayed (author)
58 - Doug E. Fresh (rapper)
59 - Kyle Chandler (actor)
62 - Paul Feig (actor)
73 - Cassandra "Elvira" Peterson (actress)
79 - Phil Jackson (basketball coach)
85 - David Souter (retired Supreme Court justice)
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Today in Sports History - September 17
1917 - Honus T. Wagner announces his retirement from baseball; on the same day, the Pittsburgh Pirates retire his #33.
1920 - The American Professional Football Association -- a precursor to the NFL -- was formed in Canton, Ohio.
1941 - Stan Musial makes his MLB debut with the St. Louis Cardinals.
1947 - The Sporting News names Jackie Robinson baseball's Rookie of the Year.
1950 - The San Francisco 49ers, formerly of the AAFC, make their NFL debut.
1953 - Ernie Banks became the first black baseball player to wear a Chicago Cubs uniform. He retired in 1971 known as 'Mr. Cub'.
1961 - The Minnesota Vikings made their NFL debut, defeating the Chicago Bears 37-13.
1967 - The New Orleans Saints play their first NFL game, a 27-13 loss to the Los Angeles Rams.
1983 - Johnny Bench, of the Cincinnati Reds, retired after 16 years as a catcher.
1983 - Carl Yastrzemski of the Boston Red Sox broke Hank Aaron's major league record for games played when he started his 3,299th game.
1984 - Reggie Jackson of the New York Yankees hit his 500th career home run, the 13th in MLB history to do so.
1984 - Dwight Gooden of the New York Mets ties a MLB record with 32 strikeouts over two consecutive games.
2000 - The Miami Dolphins retire Dan Marino's #13.
2001 - Despite suffering from lung cancer and Parkinson's disease, Jack Buck stirs emotions by reading a patriotic-themed poem during the pregame ceremonies on baseball's first night back after the September 11th terrorist attacks.
2004 - Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants became the third player in MLB history to hit 700 career home runs, joining Hank Aaron and Babe Ruth.