On this day …
February 17, 2017
- In 1621, Myles Standish was appointed first commander of the Plymouth Colony.
- In 1801, an electoral tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr was resolved when Jefferson was elected president by the U.S. House of Representatives.
- In 1904, Puccini’s Madama Butterfly received its premiere in Milan, Italy.
- In 1933, Newsweek magazine was published for the first time.
- In 1968, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame opened in Springfield.
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