Benjamin Franklin was born on Milk Street in Boston, Massachusetts on January 17, 1706.
On January 17, 1955, Commander Eugene Wilkinson signaled “Underway on Nuclear Power" from the U.S.S. Nautilus, the first nuclear submarine.
Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. (later Muhammad Ali) was born on January 17, 1942 in Louisville, Kentucky.
On January 17, 1781, Americans led by General Daniel Morgan, with a fighting force of less than two thousand, rout the British at the Battle of Cowpens in South Carolina.
On January 17, 1886, aviation pioneer Glenn L. Martin was born.
American singer and actress Eartha Kitt was born on January 17, 1927 in the town of North in South Carolina.
On January 17, 1899 Commander E. D. Taussig, USN claimed Wake Island as a possession of The United States.
On January 17, 1991, the United States led coalition of 42 countries in Operation Desert Storm, the aerial bombardment of Iraq in the Gulf War. It was the largest air campaign since World War II.
On January 17, 1944, the Allies launched one of the longest and bloodiest fights of the Italian campaign – the Battle of Monte Cassino.
Betty White was born January 17, 1922 in Oak Park, Illinois
James Earl Jones was born January 17, 1931 in Arkabutla, Mississippi
Kid Rock, Robert James Ritchie, was born January 17, 1971 in Romeo, Michigan
Zooey Deschanel was born January 17, 1980 in Los Angeles, California
1933 Shari Lewis [Phyllis Hurwitz], American ventriloquist, puppeteer (Lamb Chop), born in The Bronx, New York
1949 Andy Kaufman, American comedian and actor (Taxi – “Latka Gravas”), born in New York City
1957 Steve Harvey, American actor, comedian and radio personality (Family Feud), born in Welch, West Virginia
back in the early 70s we used to home brew root beer, mixed in a big crock and bottled and capped, put in the back hall to ferment and age. nothing better
Even though our kids are in their 30s The Song That Never Ends pops up regularly. The show was one of the best kids shows ever.