On Feb. 17, 1972, President Nixon departed on his historic trip to China.
On Feb. 17, 1874, Thomas J. Watson, Sr., the American industrialist who built I.B.M., was born. Following his death on June 19, 1956, his obituary appeared in The Times.
On This Date
| 1865 | Columbia, S.C., burned as the Confederates evacuated and Union forces moved in. |
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| 1904 | Giacomo Puccini's opera "Madama Butterfly" had its world premiere at La Scala in Milan, Italy. |
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| 1933 | Newsweek magazine was first published. |
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| 1947 | The Voice of America began broadcasting to the Soviet Union. |
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| 1972 | President Richard M. Nixon departed on a historic trip to China. |
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| 1976 | The Eagles' album "Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975)" was released. |
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| 1992 | Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer was sentenced in Milwaukee to life in prison. |
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| 1995 | Colin Ferguson was convicted of six counts of murder in the December 1993 Long Island Rail Road shootings that also wounded 19 people. |
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| 1996 | World chess champion Garry Kasparov beat IBM supercomputer "Deep Blue," winning a six-game match in Philadelphia. |
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| 2002 | The new Transportation Security Administration took over supervision of aviation security from the airline industry and the Federal Aviation Administration. |
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| 2005 | President George W. Bush named John Negroponte to be the first national intelligence director. |
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| 2008 | Kosovo declared itself a nation in defiance of Serbia and Russia. |
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| 2009 | President Barack Obama signed a $757 billion economic stimulus package into law.. |
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Current Birthdays
Rock musician Billie Joe Armstrong (Green Day) turns 39 years old today.
AP Photo/Evan Agostini
Heiress Paris Hilton turns 30 years old today.
AP Photo/Chris Pizzello
| 1925 | Hal Holbrook, Actor, turns 86 |
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| 1934 | Dame Edna, Comedian, turns 77 |
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| 1935 | Johnny Bush, Country singer, turns 76 |
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| 1936 | Jim Brown, Football Hall of Famer, turns 75 |
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| 1939 | Mary Ann Mobley, Actress, turns 72 |
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| 1954 | Rene Russo, Actress, turns 57 |
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| 1962 | Lou Diamond Phillips, Actor, turns 49 |
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| 1963 | Michael Jordan, Basketball Hall of Famer, turns 48 |
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| 1963 | Larry the Cable Guy, Actor, comedian ("Blue Collar TV"), turns 48 |
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| 1965 | Michael Bay, Director, turns 46 |
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| 1971 | Denise Richards, Actress, turns 40 |
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| 1974 | Jerry O'Connell, Actor, turns 37 |
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| 1981 | Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Actor ("3rd Rock From the Sun"), turns 30 |
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Historic Birthdays
Thomas J. Watson, Sr.2/17/1874 - 6/19/1956American industrialist who built IBM.Go to obituary »
| 59 | Arcangelo Corelli 2/17/1653 - 1/8/1713
Italian violinist and composer |
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| 34 | Gustavo Adolfo Becquer 2/17/1836 - 12/22/1870
Spanish poet and author |
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| 70 | A. Montgomery Ward 2/17/1843 - 12/7/1913
American mail-order merchant |
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| 76 | Andrew B. Paterson 2/17/1864 - 2/5/1941
Australian poet, journalist and songwriter |
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| 54 | Andre Maginot 2/17/1877 - 1/7/1932
French statesman for whom Maginot Line was named |
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| 85 | H. L. Hunt 2/17/1889 - 11/29/1974
American oil tycoon |
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| 76 | Hans J. Morgenthau 2/17/1904 - 7/19/1980
German-bn. American political scientist and historian |
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| 84 | Red Barber 2/17/1908 - 10/22/1992
American baseball broadcaster |
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| 75 | Arthur Kennedy 2/17/1914 - 1/5/1990
American character actor |
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| 47 | Huey P. Newton 2/17/1942 - 8/22/1989
American activist who co-founded the Black Panthers |
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