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Jan. 17, 1706 – Prominent freemason Benjamin Franklin was born
in Boston, Mass. He was a printer, a scientist, an inventor, a writer, the
founder of America's first lending library, and one of the Founding Fathers of
America itself.
Jan. 17, 1773 - Captain James Cook's ship, the Resolution,
became the first ship to cross the Antarctic Circle, and Cook and his crew
became the first Europeans to sail below the Antarctic Circle.
Jan. 17, 1814 – Lt. Joseph Morgan Wilcox was buried at Fort
Claiborne, two days after getting killed in a fight with Creek war party. Wilcox
County, Ala. was named in his honor.
Jan. 17, 1865 - In Savannah, Ga., 10 days of heavy rain
began. Union General William T. Sherman's army waited 10 days before conducting
a campaign against South Carolina.
Jan. 17, 1897 – The Jackson & Jernigan steam saw mill at
Kempville in Monroe County, Ala. burned, causing a loss of several thousand
dollars.
Jan. 17, 1906 – The home of Mr. and Mrs. E.E. Henderson at
Drewry in Monroe County, Ala. burned down after a faulty stove flue ignited a
fire while the family was eating breakfast. The house was one of the few
antebellum homes remaining in the area. E.E. Henderson died a week later from
typhoid fever.
Jan. 17, 1912 - English explorer Capt. Robert Falcon Scott
reached the South Pole. Norwegian Roald Amundsen had beaten him there by one
month. Scott and his party died during the return trip.
Jan. 17, 1917 – Confederate veteran Joseph R. Bass of
Evergreen, Ala. passed away in Caddo Mills, Texas at the age of 79 and was
buried in the Odd Fellows Cemetery at Caddo Mills.
Jan. 17, 1949 – In an incident attributed to the Bermuda
Triangle, within 12 days before of the first anniversary of the disappearance
of the Star Tiger, her sister ship, the Star Ariel, carrying a crew of seven
and 13 passengers, disappeared between Bermuda and Kingston, Jamaica.
Jan. 17, 1955 – James “Big Jim” Folsom began his second term
as Alabama’s governor, replacing Gordon Persons. Folsom’s second term ended on
Jan. 19, 1959, when he was succeeded by John Malcolm Patterson.
Jan. 17, 1959 – Early on this Saturday morning, Floyd
Bennett Dees, 69, a “well known and much esteemed citizen” of Evergreen, Ala.,
was found dead a few hundred yards from his home on Rural Street. He’d been
missing since mid-afternoon of the previous day and a search was made for him
all through the night, but it wasn’t until around daylight that he was found by
his grandson, Wayne Peacock. He was lying in a ditch not far from the highway
and had apparently died several hours earlier from a heart attack.
Jan. 17, 1970 - The Doors played the first of several shows
at the Felt Forum in New York City. The shows were recorded for use on their
"Absolutely Live" album.
Jan. 17, 1972 - Roger Staubach and Bob Griese appeared on
the cover of TIME magazine.
Jan. 17, 1983 - Alabama Gov. George C Wallace began serving
his fourth and final term as Alabama’s governor. His term would end on Jan. 19,
1987.
Jan. 17, 1983 – A number of Conecuh County, Ala. public
officials were administered their oaths of office and officially began serving
their terms in office. Probate Judge Frank T. Salter began his fourth term in
office. District Judge Sue A. Bell and Circuit Clerk Jean E. Ralls were
beginning their first full terms in office. County commissioners beginning
their first term in office included Percy Salter, Jerold Dean, C.W. Salter and
Freddie Stallworth, who was the county’s first black commissioner. Coroner
Danny Garnett was also beginning his first term in office.
Jan. 17, 1991 – Operation Desert Storm began early on this
morning. Iraq fired eight Scud missiles into Israel in an unsuccessful bid to
provoke Israeli retaliation.
Jan. 17, 1995 - The Los Angeles Rams announced that they
would be moving to St. Louis.
Jan. 17, 1996 - Pink Floyd was officially inducted into the
Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame.
Jan. 17, 1999 - The Atlanta Falcons beat the Minnesota
Vikings to advance to the Super Bowl for the first time in team history.
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