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Famous Quote For June 17

"We wish to control big business so as to secure among other things good wages for the wage-workers and reasonable prices for the consumers."

Theodore Roosevelt, 1912

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June 17 History

1967 - China becomes the world's 4th thermonuclear (H-bomb) power

1963 - Supreme Court rules against Bible reading/prayer in public schools

1950 - The first kidney transplant (Chicago)

1901 - The College Board introduces its first standardized test, the forerunner to the SAT.

1885 - The Statue of Liberty arrives in NY

This Day In Business

2005 - Dennis Kozlowski, former CEO of Tyco International, is convicted for crimes related to his receipt of $81 million in bonuses.

This Day In Entertainment

1919 - Barney Google cartoon strip, by Billy De Beck, premieres (later joined by Snuffy Smith)

This Day In Geography

1940 - Juana Rangel de Cuellar donates 1,930 acres of land and founds Cucuta, Colombia.

This Day In Sports

1994 - The NBA finals are interrupted with a low-speed police chase involving OJ Simpson.

June 17th Holiday

Bunker Hill Day (Massachusetts) - Commemorates the Battle of Bunker Hill, a key battle early in the American Revolutionary War.

Today's Birthday Trivia

He attended a couple of years of college but never finished, deciding to go into acting instead. He became the host of Food Network's Cupcake Wars in 2016. Who is he?

Today's Birthday Horoscope

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