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February 17th

General Interest
1904 : Madame Butterfly premieres
1801 : Deadlock over presidential election ends
1957 : Gromyko becomes foreign minister
1979 : China invades Vietnam

American Revolution
1782 : French and British battle in the Indian Ocean

Automotive
1911 : First self-starter installed
1934 : First driving class is offered
1972 : VW Bug sets record

Civil War
1865 : Sherman sacks Columbia, South Carolina

Cold War
1947 : Voice of America begins broadcasts to Russia

Crime
1906 : The first "Trial of the Century"

Disaster
1993 : Ferry sinks near Haiti

Entertainment
1927 : Studios postpone audio decision
1979 : Prairie Home Companion debuts
1982 : Lee Strasberg dies

Literary
1986 : The Accidental Tourist wins the National Book Critics Circle Award

Old West
1820 : Senate passes Missouri Compromise

Presidential
1801 : Thomas Jefferson is elected

Vietnam War
1966 : Taylor testifies on Operation Rolling Thunder
1968 : U.S. casualty rate reaches record high

Wall Street
1997 : CompuServe chief throws in the towel

World War I
1915 : Zeppelin L-4 crashes into North Sea

World War II
1944 : U.S. troops land on Eniwetok atoll

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