Lede: On September 17, 2025, notable historical events occurred, including significant anniversaries and prominent birthdays.
Today in History:
- On this date in 1908, Lt. Thomas E. Selfridge became the first person to die in a powered aircraft crash, the Wright Flyer, at Fort Myer, Virginia. Pilot Orville Wright sustained serious injuries but survived.
- The U.S. Constitution was signed on September 17, 1787, by delegates at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia.
- In 1862, more than 3,600 men lost their lives in the Civil War Battle of Antietam in Maryland.
- During World War II in 1944, Allied paratroopers initiated Operation Market Garden, landing behind German lines in the Netherlands.
- Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin signed the Camp David Accords on September 17, 1978, establishing a framework for a peace treaty.
- Former Nicaraguan President Anastasio Somoza was assassinated in Paraguay in 1980.
- Following the September 11 attacks in 2001, Wall Street reopened, experiencing a sharp drop in stock prices but avoiding collapse.
- The Occupy Wall Street movement began in New York in 2011, sparking protests globally.
- In 2021, a Los Angeles jury convicted Robert Durst of murdering his best friend, leading to a life sentence.
Today’s Birthdays:
Key individuals celebrating birthdays include:
- Sen. Chuck Grassley, 92
- Reinhold Messner, 81
- Phil Jackson, 80
- Narendra Modi, 75
- Cassandra Peterson, 74
- Paul Feig, 63
- BeBe Winans, 63
- Jimmie Johnson, 50
- Patrick Mahomes, 30
Source: Information derived from historical records and public reports.
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