Wednesday, October 17, 2012

TODAY IN HISTORY

OCTOBER 17th


2006 - The United States population reaches 300 million.

1979 - Mother Teresa of India, awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

1931 - Gangster Al Capone is sentenced to 11 years in prison for tax evasion, the downfall of one of the most notorious criminals of the 1920s

1871 - President Grant suspends writ of habeas corpus.

1604 - Kepler's Star: German astronomer Johannes Kepler observes a supernova in the constellation Ophiuchus.

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