{"id":32967,"date":"2017-06-17T08:00:58","date_gmt":"2017-06-17T13:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tmn.fhsu.edu\/?p=32967"},"modified":"2017-06-17T08:00:58","modified_gmt":"2017-06-17T13:00:58","slug":"today-in-history-june17th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=32967","title":{"rendered":"Today in History- June 17th"},"content":{"rendered":"

June 17<\/h3>\n

 <\/p>\n

1579
\nSir Francis Drake<\/a> lands on the coast of California and names it New Albion.<\/p>\n

1775
\nBattle of Bunker Hill<\/a> (Breed’s Hill) during the American Revolution.<\/p>\n

1856
\n1st Republican national convention<\/a>, held in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n

1885
\nStatue of Liberty<\/a> arrives in New York on the Isere<\/em>, a French ship.<\/p>\n

1937
\nJapan declares war<\/a> on China.<\/p>\n

1972
\nFive men arrested after being caught attempting to bug the DNC office<\/a> at the Watergate Complex.<\/p>\n

1994
\nO.J. Simpson engages in a one and half hour car chase with LA police<\/a> after failing to turn himself in on murder charges.<\/p>\n

Birthdays
\nNewt Gingrich (1943)
\nAmerican Politician<\/p>\n

Tory Burch (1966)
\nFashion Designer, CEO<\/p>\n

Venus Williams (1980)
\nProfessional Athlete (Tennis)<\/p>\n

Barry Manilow (1943)
\nMusician, Producer<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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