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17 September 2010 [11:08] - Today.Az
World has come a long way. Some people say, there's never enough history. In this case, historical facts. Let's take a look at what happened on this day, September 17th.
0642 - Arabs conquer Alexandria, library destroyed.
1394 - Jews are expelled from France by order of King Charles VI.
1787 - US constitution adopted by Philadelphia convention.
1789 - William Herschel discovers Mimas, satellite of Saturn.
1862 - Battle of Sharpsburg (Antietam)-bloodiest day of the Civil War.
1922 - Bicyclist Piet Moeskops becomes world sprint champ.
1920 - National Football League is organized in Canton, Ohio, United States.
1922 - Radio Moscow begins transmitting (12 KWs-most powerful station).
1926 - Hurricane hits Miami & Palm Beach Florida; about 450 die.
1939 - Russia invades Eastern Poland, takes 217,000 Poles prisoner.
1945 – (born today) -Phil Jackson, Deer Lodge Montana (former player, Chicago Bulls headcoach).
1954 - Rocky Marciano KOs Ezzard Charles in 8 for heavyweight boxing title.
1959 - Typhoon kills 2,000 in Japan & Korea.
1975 - Rollout of 1st space shuttle orbiter Enterprise (OV-101).
1983 - Vanessa Williams (NY), 20, crowned 56th Miss America 1984, 1st black.
1984 - USSR performs underground nuclear test.
1988 - Opening ceremony of the Games of the XXIV Olympiad in Seoul, South Korea.
1990 - Soviet Union and Saudi Arabia restore diplomatic ties.
1991 - North Korea, South Korea, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, the Marshall Islands and Micronesia join the United Nations.
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