September 17

September 17: This Day in History

• 1787— The U.S. Constitution was signed by delegates to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia.
• 1862— The Battle of Antietam was fought in Maryland, becoming the bloodiest single day in American military history with approximately 23,000 casualties.
• 1908— The first fatal powered airplane crash killed Lieutenant Thomas Selfridge at Fort Myer, Virginia, while Orville Wright was piloting.
• 1939— The Soviet Union invaded Poland from the east, coordinating with Nazi Germany's earlier western invasion.
• 1978— President Jimmy Carter brokered the Camp David Accords between Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin.

Famous Birthdays on September 17

• Hank Williams (1923) — legendary country music singer and songwriter
• Baz Luhrmann (1962) — Australian film director known for Moulin Rouge and Romeo + Juliet
• Anastasia (1979) — pop singer known for I'm Outta Love
• Kyle Chandler (1965) — actor known for Friday Night Lights
• Elvira (Cassandra Peterson) (1951) — actress and television host known as Mistress of the Dark

What Happens on September 17?

Did You Know? September 17 Fun Facts

• September 17 is Constitution Day in the United States, marking the 1787 signing of the U.S. Constitution — the world's oldest national written constitution still in use.
• The Battle of Antietam in 1862 led Abraham Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation, as he had been waiting for a Union victory before announcing it.

Count Down to Events on September 17

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