September 17 - The Day in History

September 17 : General Interest 1862: Battle of Antietam Beginning early on the morning of this day in 1862, Confederate and Union troops in the Civil War clash near Maryland's Antietam Creek in the bloodiest one-day battle in American history... read more American Revolution 1778 : Indians and Loyalists burn German Flats, New York http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/indians-and-loyalists-burn-german-flats-new-york Automotive 1965 : Amphibious cars arrive in Frankfurt after sailing across the English Channel http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/amphibious-cars-arrive-in-frankfurt-after-sailing-across-the-english-channel Civil War 1862 : Rebels and Yankees clash at the Battle of Antietam http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/antietam-the-bloodiest-day-in-american-history Cold War 1957 : Louis Armstrong cancels trip to Russia http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/louis-armstrong-cancels-trip-to-russia Crime 1884 : A California judge sets a record for trying criminal cases http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/a-california-judge-sets-a-record-for-trying-criminal-cases Disaster 1923 : Fire threatens U.C. Berkeley http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fire-threatens-uc-berkeley General Interest 1787 : U.S. Constitution signed http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-constitution-signed 1976 : Space Shuttle unveiled http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/space-shuttle-unveiled 1978 : Camp David Accords signed http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/camp-david-accords-signed Hollywood 1983 : Vanessa Williams becomes first black Miss America http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/vanessa-williams-becomes-first-black-miss-america Literary 1820 : John Keats leaves for Italy http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/john-keats-leaves-for-italy 1996 : Oprah launches influential book club http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/oprah-launches-influential-book-club Music 1967 : The Who spark an explosion on national television http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-who-spark-an-explosion-on-national-television Old West 1868 : Cheyenne and Sioux decimate frontiersmen at Beecher's Island http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/cheyenne-and-sioux-decimate-frontiersmen-at-beechers-island Presidential 1796 : Washington prepares final draft of farewell address http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/washington-prepares-final-draft-of-farewell-address Sports 1981 : Fernandomania! http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fernandomania Vietnam War 1970 : PRG presents a new peace plan http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/prg-presents-a-new-peace-plan 1972 : Hanoi releases three POWs http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hanoi-releases-three-pows World War I 1916 : Manfred von Richthofen shoots down his first plane http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/manfred-von-richthofen-shoots-down-his-first-plane World War II 1939 : Soviet Union invades Poland http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/soviet-union-invades-poland

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