17th January: Today In History

Today is January, Tuesday, the 17th day of 2017. There are 348 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight In History;

Birthdays:

  1706Benjamin Franklin, American statesman & scientist
  1820Anne Bronte, Youngest of the 'Bronte' sisters
  1899Al Capone, American gangster
  1942Muhammad Ali, American heavyweight boxing champion
  1956Paul Young, English singer
  1957Keith Chegwin, Broadcaster & television presenter

Events:

  1773Captain Cooks ship became the first to cross the Antartic Ocean
  1912English explorer Robert F. Scott reached the South Pole
  1959The African country of Mali was formed with the joining of Senegal & French Sudan
  1968The motor manufacturer British Leyland was formed, from the merger of two companies
  1982The Federal Government gives aliens residing or working illegally in Nigeria 14 days to leave the country.
  1983Breakfast television began in Britain
  1986The Royal yacht Britannia evacuated Britions and other foreign nationals from Aden
  1995In Japan a massive earthquake caused widespread destruction & left 300,000 homeless

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