August 17th History, Trivia and Fun Facts |
August 17th History Highlights |
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August 17th is… |
Black Cat Appreciation Day I Love My Feet Day! Massachusetts DayNonprofit Day Thrift Shop Day Vanilla Custard Day |
August 17th Birthday Quotes |
” There is nothing worse than having your personal problems become somebody else’s entertainment.” ” Remember these words when I am dead. First, be sure you’re right, then go ahead.” ” You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.” “Stressed about things I shouldn’t even be stressing about.” ” Life’s too short to be a Go-Go for twenty years.” ” Time goes on. So whatever you’re going to do, do it. Do it now. Don’t wait.” |
August 17th Birthdays |
1786 – Davy Crockett, American soldier, and politician (died in 1836) 1893 – Mae West, American comedic actress (died in 1980) 1909 – Larry Clinton, American trumpet player, and bandleader (died in 1985) 1919 – Georgia Gibbs, American singer (died in 2006) 1920 – Maureen O’Hara, Irish-American actress (died in 2015) 1943 – Robert De Niro, American actor 1945 – Rachel Pollack, American comic book author, and poet 1958 – Belinda Carlisle, American singer, The Go-Gos 1960 – Sean Penn, American actor 1982 – Mark Salling, American actor (died in 2018) 2000 – Lil Pump, American rapper and songwriter |
August 17th History |
| 1807 – Robert Fulton’s North River Steamboat left New York, New York, to Albany, New York, on the Hudson River, inaugurating the first commercial steamboat service in the world. 1896 – Bridget Driscoll was run over by a Benz car in the grounds of The Crystal Palace, London. She was the UK’s first pedestrian motoring fatality. 1907 – Pike Place Market, in Seattle’s historic district, opened. 1908 – Fantasmagorie was released by Émile Cohl. It is one of the earliest examples of traditional (hand-drawn) animation and considered by film historians to be the first animated cartoon. |
1953 – The first meeting of Narcotics Anonymous took place in Southern California. 1958 – Pioneer 0, America’s first attempt at lunar orbit, is launched using the first Thor-Able rocket and failed. 1959 – Kind of Blue by Miles Davis, the best-selling jazz recording of all time, was released. 1968 – #1 Hit August 17, 1968 – September 20, 1968: Young Rascals – People Got to Be Free 1969 – Hurricane Camille (Category 5) hit the U.S. Gulf Coast, killing 256 people. 1974 – #1 Hit August 17, 1974 – August 23, 1974: Paper Lace – The Night Chicago Died 1977 – The Soviet icebreaker Arktika became the first surface ship to reach the North Pole. 1978 – Double Eagle II became the first balloon to cross the Atlantic Ocean when it landed in Miserey, France near Paris, 137 hours after leaving Presque Isle, Maine. August 17, 19** Birthday (fictional) Lois Lane, DC Comics 1990 (Earthquake) Izmit, Turkey 1998 – President Clinton admitted to having an “inappropriate” relationship with an intern, Monica Lewinsky. 2002 – #1 Hit August 17, 2002 – October 4, 2002: Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland – Dilemma 2005 – Weeds premiered on Showtime August 17, 2007 – High School Musical 2 aired on The Disney Channel 2008 – American swimmer Michael Phelps became the first person to win eight gold medals in one Olympic Games. |
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts |
A group of Goldfinches is called a Charm. Robby the Robot starred in films such as Forbidden Planet and television’s The Addams Family Alan’s Law of Research: The theory is supported as long as the funds are. Olivia Newton-John was sewn into the leather trousers she wears in the last scene of Grease. Q: What do you give to a sick lemon? A: Lemon aid! When mopping the floor, use very hot water. It evaporates and dries quicker. #LifeProTip A group of Hedgehogs is called an Array. The Scary Statistic: Falling Down odds: 1-in-246 What to do: Stay in a chair, or lie on the ground. The first mainstream album in history to be recorded & mixed digitally and released in CD format was ‘The Visitors’ by ABBA The biggest film of 1945: The Bells of St. Mary’s (Drama) earned ~ $21,000,000 |
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