History for December 17 - On-This-Day.com
John Greenleaf Whittier 1807, Arthur Fiedler 1894, Erskine Caldwell 1903
William Safire 1929, Bob Guccione 1930, Eugene Levy 1946
1903 - The first successful gasoline-powered airplane flight took place near Kitty Hawk, NC. Orville and Wilbur Wright made the flight.
1975 - Lynette Fromme was sentenced to life in prison for her attempt on the life of U.S. President Ford.
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