{"id":207970,"date":"2020-01-01T13:13:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-01T13:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/day\/may-17\/"},"modified":"2024-01-14T00:30:26","modified_gmt":"2024-01-14T00:30:26","slug":"may-17","status":"publish","type":"otd_day","link":"https:\/\/www.factstoryhub.com\/day\/may-17\/","title":{"rendered":"May 17: Facts & Historical Events On This Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

May 17th is officially World Baking Day and Pack Rat Day.

Today is the 137^{th day of the year, and there are days left in 2025.}

Today might be an important one to you or, perhaps you just want a lesson in history for this day? Well here we are going to cover the most interesting historical events, celebrity births, deaths and much more that all fell on May 17 throughout history.

Did you know that on this day in 1861, the first ever color photo was taken? The picture was taken by Thomas Sutton and had a tartan ribbon as the subject.

Keep reading for more fun & interesting facts about May 17^{th in history!\r\n\r\n}

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What memorable events happened on May 17 in history? Keep reading to find out!\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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2020\r\n\r\n
A pair of Michael Jordan’s Air Jordan sneakers sold for a record $560,000 at auction.\r\n\r\n
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The pair of autographed Air Jordan 1s were worn by the famous basketballer during his glory days. They sold for almost four times the estimated auction sale price, beating the previous record by over $100,000.\r\n\r\n
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2015\r\n\r\n
Blurryface, the fourth studio album by Twenty One Pilots, was released.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
It was also the first album ever to have every track gold-certified.\r\n\r\n
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2004\r\n\r\n
Massachusetts became the first US state to legalize same-sex marriage.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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1993\r\n\r\n
American country music artist Alan Jackson released his “Chattahoochee” single.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
It won the Country Music Award Single of the Year and Billboard Song of the Year.\r\n\r\n
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1984\r\n\r\n
Jack Tramiel founded Atari as Tramel Technology, Ltd.\r\n\r\n
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The company changed its name to Atari just under two months later. Atari released several video gaming consoles and introduced us to some of the most iconic games in history, such as Space Invaders and Pac-Man.\r\n\r\n
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1974\r\n\r\n
NASA’s SMS-1 satellite launched from Cape Canaveral atop a Delta rocket.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
SMS-1 was one of two Synchronous Meteorological Satellites (SMS) placed into geosynchronous orbit to monitor Earth’s cloud cover and transmit meteorological data back to Earth.\r\n\r\n
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1971\r\n\r\n
Stephen Schwartz’s musical “Godspell” premiered off-Broadway.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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1964\r\n\r\n
The first Tim Hortons opened in Hamilton, Ontario, by NHL player Tim Horton.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The original name was Tim Horton Donuts before changing to just Tim Hortons.\r\n\r\n
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1939\r\n\r\n
The first televised baseball game was broadcasted on NBC, featuring Princeton defeating Colombia 2-1.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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1938\r\n\r\n
The Naval Act of 1938 passed in United States legislation.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
It authorized a 20% increase in strength of the United States Navy.\r\n\r\n
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1861\r\n\r\n
The first-ever color photo was taken.\r\n\r\n
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With the combined efforts of James Clerk Maxwell, a Scottish physicist, and Thomas Sutton, a photographer, they successfully captured the first color photo, which was a photo of a tartan ribbon.\r\n\r\n
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1824\r\n\r\n
The diaries of Lord Byron were burned by six of the poet’s friends.\r\n\r\n
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Often recognized as the greatest crime in literary history, Lord Byron’s friend, Murray, saw the memoirs as scandalous enough to damage Byron’s reputation forever. All of this, despite the fact that Byron himself declared that he wished the memoirs to be published.\r\n\r\n
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1733\r\n\r\n
Great Britain passed the Molasses Act.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
This enacted high tariffs on imported rum and molasses to the colonies from any country other than Britain or its territories. The tax was not intended to generate revenue but instead to encourage the purchase of these items directly from Britain.\r\n\r\n
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1620\r\n\r\n
The first merry-go-round debuted at a fair in Philippopolis, Turkey.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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Famous Births\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Are you celebrating your birthday today? If so, did you know that you share the same birthday as Ross Butler? See what other famous people were born on this day.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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1956\r\n\r\n
Bob Saget\r\n\r\n
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Jan 9, 2022 (Age 65)\r\n\r\n\r\n
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Pennsylvania, USA\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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