This Day in History Sept. 17

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Sept. 17

1787 US constitution adopted by Philadelphia convention
1859 Joshua A. Norton declares himself "Norton I, Emperor of the United States."
1976 The first Space Shuttle, Enterprise, is unveiled by NASA
1991 The first version of the Linux kernel (0.01) is released to the Internet

Birthdays:

1677 Stephen Hales, English physiologist and chemist, invented Forceps
1854 David Dunbar Buick, Scottish-American businessman, founded Buick Motor Company
1857 Konstantin Tsiolkovsky pioneer in rocket & space research

Deaths:

1877 Henry Fox Talbot, English photographer, developed the Calotype Process
1899 Charles Alfred Pillsbury, American businessman, co-founded the Pillsbury Company
1908 The Wright Flyer flown by Orville Wright, with Lieutenant Thomas Selfridge as passenger,
crashes, killing Selfridge. He becomes the first airplane fatality

Thought for the day:

" Matrimony is the root of all evil. "
 

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