On This Day
September 17
Guess Who Day
1878 In Canada’s 4th federal election John A. MacDonald win beating out Alexander Mackenzie
1931 33 1/2 long play aka the LP is introduced by RCA Victor
1953 Siamese twins are separated for the first time
1967 Jim Morrison and the Doors get lifetime ban from The Ed Sullivan Show for singing the words to Light My Fire
1972 On the small screen M*A*S*H premiers
1982 The first official game of The New Jersey Devils they wind up beating Capitals 3 -1
1981 Ric Flair pins Dusty Rhodes winning his first world championship in Kansas city
1983 Vanessa Williams wins Miss America only to be stripped from the crown for posing nude in Playboy
1984 Brian Mulroney is sworn in as Prime Minister of Canada
1984 The Transformers Mini Series premiers
1995 At WCW Fall Brawl '95 the team of Hulk Hogan & Lex Luger & Randy Savage & Sting beat Kamala & Meng & Shark & Zodiac in a WarGames match.
2006 At WWE Unforgiven '06 from ACC in Toronto John Cena beats Edge to win the WWE Championship.
2011 The Occupy Wall Street protest begins in Zuccotti Park in New York
Happy Birthday
1923 Hank Williams musician country music legend
1945 Phil Jackson NBA Coach
1948 John Ritter actor Three’s Company
1961 Jim Cornette wrestling manager, promoter owner of Smoky Mountain Wrestling
1966 Doug E Fresh Hip-Hop Pioneer
1968 Lord Jamar Rapper in Brand Nubian
1969 Steady B Rapper
1971 Adriana Karembeu actress model
1980 Freelee the Banana Girl self help guru
1989 Lindsie Chrisley Reality TV Star
1997 Auston Matthews NHL Hockey Player palys for The Toronto Maple Leafs
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