
History for January 17 - On-This-Day.com
Benjamin Franklin 1706, Al Capone 1899 - Gangster, James Earl Jones 1931 - Actor, "Star Wars" movies as the voice of Darth Vader
Shari Lewis (Hurwitz) 1934, Muhammad Ali 1942 - Boxer, Michelle Obama 1964
1994 - The Northridge earthquake rocked Los Angeles, CA, registering a 6.7 on the Richter Scale. At least 61 people were killed and about $20 billion in damage was caused.
1998 - U.S. President Clinton gave his deposition in the Paula Jones sexual harassment lawsuit against him. He was the first U.S. President to testify as a defendant in a criminal or civil lawsuit.
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