June 17
Root Beer Day
1937 A Day at the Races opens starring Groucho Marx
1944 Iceland declares independence
1947 Pan Am Airways becomes the first international airline
1954 Rocky Marciano defeats Ezzard Charles for the Heavyweight boxing title
1977 Steve Winwood releases his first album Steve Winwood
1970 The Polaroid camera is patented by Edwin Land
1976 The ABA joins The NBA
1984 John Turner is sown in a Prime Minister of Canada
1994 The O.J. Simpson is charged with for the murder of Nicole Brown Simpson & Ron Goldman & the now infamous white Ford Bronco chase
1997 The NHL expands to 4 teams Nashville Predators, Atlanta Thrashers, Minnesota Wild, & Columbus Blue Jackets
2008 The first same sex marriage takes place in California
2008 Boston Celtics win the NBA Championship over the LA Lakers
2010 LA Lakers win the NBA Championship over the Boston Celtics
Happy Birthday
1881 Tommy Burns Boxing World Heavyweight Champion
1882 Igor Stravinsky composer
1947 Paul Young musician in the band Mike + The Mechanics
1949 Snakefinger musician in The Residents
1955 Bob Sauve NHL goaltender won the Vezina & William M. Jennings Trophy
1958 Jello Biafra musician in the band Dead Kennedys.
1970 Will Forte actor SNL, The Last Man On Earth
1973 Krazy Bone Rapper in Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
1987 Kendrick Lamar rapper
1994 Julia Kelly Instagram model
sources
http://www.onthisday.com/events/june/17
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_17
http://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/june/
