Thursday, August 17, 2017

Day 229 - This day in legal and military history

August 17
 

NATIONAL Thrift Shop Day
 

NATIONAL Vanilla Custard Day
 

NATIONAL Get Smart About Credit Day
 

NATIONAL Black Cat Appreciation Day
 

NATIONAL I Love My Feet Day 


Today in legal and military [and occasional oddities] history
 

1969 Hurricane Camille devastated the Gulf Coast, killing 248 people
 

1978 Three Americans complete the first crossing of the Atlantic in a balloon
 

1982 The first Compact Discs (CDs) are released to the public in Germany
 

1998 President Bill Clinton admits to the American public that he had affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky
 

1999 A 7.4-magnitude earthquake near Izmit, Turkey kills over 17,000 and injures nearly 45,000

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