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	Friday, December 17th The 351st day of 2010. There are 14 days left in the year. Go to a previous date.

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Today's Highlights in History
See a larger version of this front page.		On Dec. 17, 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright made the first successful man-powered airplane flight, near Kitty Hawk, N.C. (Go to article.)On Dec. 17, 1894, Arthur Fiedler,the American conductor who conducted the Boston Pops Orchestra , was born. Following hisdeath on July 10, 1979, his obituary appeared in The Times. (Go to obit. |Other Birthdays)
		On December 17, 1898, Harper's Weekly featured a cartoon about the annexation of Hawaii by the United States. (See the cartoon and read an explanation.)

On this date in:
1933	In the first NFL championship game, the Chicago Bears defeated the New York Giants 23-21 at Wrigley Field.
1944	The U.S. Army announced the end of its policy of excluding Japanese-Americans from the West Coast.
1957	The United States successfully test-fired the Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time.
1969	The U.S. Air Force closed its Project "Blue Book" by concluding there was no evidence of extraterrestrial spaceships behind thousands of UFO sightings.
1969	An estimated 50 million viewers watched singer Tiny Tim marry Miss Vicky on NBC's "Tonight Show."
1975	Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme was sentenced to life in prison for her attempt on the life of President Gerald R. Ford. (She was released in August 2009.)
1989	The animated TV series "The Simpsons" premiered on Fox.
1992	President George H.W. Bush, Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and Mexican President Carlos Salinas de Gortari signed the North American Free Trade Agreement in separate ceremonies.
1996	Kofi Annan of Ghana became United Nations secretary-general.
2004	President George W. Bush signed into law the largest overhaul of U.S. intelligence-gathering in 50 years.
2005	President George W. Bush acknowledged he'd personally authorized a secret eavesdropping program in the U.S. following Sept. 11.

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Current Birthdays

Bill Pullman turns 57 years old today.

AP Photo/Dan Steinberg Actor Bill Pullman turns 57 years old today.

73 Art Neville Rock musician, singer (The Neville Brothers) 65 Chris Matthews Broadcast journalist 64 Eugene Levy Actor ("American Pie" movies, "SCTV") 61 Paul Rodgers Rock singer (Bad Company) 57 Barry Livingston Actor ("My Three Sons") 54 Peter Farrelly Director, producer 52 Mike Mills Rock musician (R.E.M.) 36 Sarah Paulson Actress 36 Giovanni Ribisi Actor 35 Milla Jovovich Actress 35 Bree Sharp Rock singer 32 Chase Utley Baseball player

Historic Birthdays
Arthur Fiedler
12/17/1894 - 7/10/1979 American conductor of the Boston Pops Orchestra  (Go to obit.)
87	Sir Roger L'Estrange 12/17/1616 - 12/11/1704 English journalist and pamphleteer
51	Domenico Cimarosa 12/17/1749 - 1/11/1801 Italian composer
80	Joseph Henry 12/17/1797 - 5/13/1878 American scientist
84	John Greenleaf Whittier 12/17/1807 - 9/7/1892 American poet and abolitionist
65	Ford Madox Ford 12/17/1873 - 6/26/1939 English novelist and editor
75	Mackenzie King 12/17/1874 - 7/22/1950 Canadian prime minister (1921-26, 1926-30, 1935-48)
60	Edwin Cohn 12/17/1892 - 10/1/1953 American biochemist
83	Erskine Caldwell 12/17/1903 - 4/11/1987 American author

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