This day In History: January 17

Today is January 17, and what happened this day in history? Well, as usual, quite a lot. So to highlight the flow of history, instead of talking about one event, I decided to talk about a few- just a smattering- of the historical events that occurred on January 17 that deserve to be remembered.

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[HeidiWaisanen]

My uncle, Joe Haley, was on that nuclear submarine that surfaced in the Arctic. There is a picture of him and several crew members standing on the sub in 1955, featured in National Geographic. He also has a picture painted of the same event. Joe passed away in Nov. 2024. I was glad to hear his story of being a crew member on the Nautilus during this era.

[jimmyjones]

I used to be an activities coordinator for an adult day program for survivors of traumatic brain injuries. Every morning I would read "on this day" for them. It was a favorite part of the program for many, as it helped them track day to day events, as memory and recall as well as time concepts were issues. It really made each person in the group feel special when it was their birthday. We all got to learn other people with whom they shared their birthday. Then we would sometimes listen to songs of famous musicians who had the same birthday. Watched movies when a famous actor shared their birthday. Same with artists and visiting museums. We let them do the choosing of which songs, movies, exhibits, etc.
Thanks for making this video. I enjoyed it thoroughly.

[lp-xlld]

Some newspapers still run a "This Day in History" column: the one I read most often does. And it did mention some of what you mentioned here. You brought up a lot more, though. Thanks.

[infernalchaos]

Since you hold the same place in our hearts as Paul Harvey, I would really love to listen to you tell us about him, hear the rest of his story. That deserves to be remembered.

[billhorton]

The most significant thing that happened in history on January 17, was my birth at 7:56 am, 1961. I was the firstborn in my family, and the first grandchild on my maternal side. My birth changed many lives. My parents became parents, likewise my grandparents became grandparents.

[jayrussell]

Now I know why it’s so easy for me to listen to you I’m a Coloradan misplaced in Texas

[hubbysswee]

January 17, 1994. Northridge Earthquake. A blind thrust temblor with one of the greatest recordings of ground movement in the history of the USA. The movement matched that of the Great Japan Earthquake March 11, 2011 with a max intensity of IX (violent), a peak acceleration of 1.82g (vertical) and a peak velocity of 183 cm/s. 57 were killed, >8700 injured. Yes, I was there, I lived in Northridge at the time in fact. I don’t live there anymore!!

[workablob]

No Imperial War Museum in London on this cruise? It is AMAZING! It takes several hours to really see it all.

[gonzostrangelove]

I vote that the "This day" format become a regular feature on this channel. Or, maybe "This week"?

[stevedietrich]

Happy Hump Day fellow students! Morning THG!

[goofyiest]

that video around 11:50, of the submarine form surrounded by a big tank, is the prototype site where the Nautilus propulsion plant (including its S-1W reactor plant) was built and tested in Idaho. My nuclear Navy training pipeline took me to that site in 1989.

[virginiafrank]

I got married on January 17 1970, and am still married to the same woman today, January 17 2024. To me that's the most important thing that ever happened on the 17th of January.

[RetiredSailor]

Good Wednesday morning History Guy and everyone watching. Thanks for remembering these events in history. January 19, 1980 my nephew was born. He passed away July 28, 1985, age 5 years. My father was born January 22, 1937. He passed away July 25, 2019, age 82.

[robertweldon]

It is amazing how many historical events occur on a given date. Here, the only one I would rather not remember is "The Fumble", my being from Cleveland. ;-)

[ogfoundation]

Have you done an episode on the Country of Vermont before? The fact that the first victories in the "American Revolution" were actually the victories of Vermont, which had been at war with New York for years prior to the colonies' rebellion; as well as the fact that the Constitution of Vermont precedes the Constitution of the United States by over a decade, freed the slaves first, and was the only independent country formed, which the 13 former colonies ended up joining in union after admitting Vermont's victory over New York as well as its indigenous sovereignty... Forgotten history indeed!

[aimeepotts]

Thanks for making a video like this. January 17th is significant to me as it's the day I lost my father to Lou Gherig's disease. It was good to be think about other things that have happened on this date.

[jovanweismiller]

Great episode, HG! Do more of them, maybe a weekly episode?

[remcodejong]

On January 17th 2005, just before midnight, my fathers pub was robbed. He was stabbed in his neck and did not survive, he was pronounced dead on the 18th. It has been 19 years since then but the feeling of dread this day gives me doesn't change.

[TRIChuckles]

As always, thank you. It's always nice to see and hear a new story from you.

[edwardloomis]

Ref: USS Nautilus, Commander Eugene Wilkinson's first message remains iconic to the submarine community today: "Underway on nuclear power, " the first time ever those words could be said.