6/17/2017:
Today in history, Sir Francis Drake (see picture below) claims San Francisco Bay for England in 1579.
Today in history, The British take Bunker Hill outside of Boston, after a costly battle in 1775.
Today in history, The Red Turban revolt breaks out in Guangdong, China in 1854.
Today in history, President Abraham Lincoln witnesses Dr. Thaddeus Lowe demonstrate the use of a hot-air balloon in 1861.
Today in history, U.S. Marines set sail from San Diego to protect American interests in Mexico in 1913.
Today in history, Yank (see picture below) a weekly magazine for the U.S. armed services, begins publication in 1942.
Today in history, Surgeon Richard Lawler (see picture below) performs the first kidney transplant operation in Chicago in 1950.
Today in history, Five men are arrested for burglarizing Democratic Party headquarters at the Watergate complex in Washington, D.C. in 1972.
Today in history, Millions of Americans watch former football player O.J. Simpson (see picture below)–facing murder charges–drive his Ford Bronco through Los Angeles, followed by police in 1994.