October 17: What Happened on This Day in History (Elementary Level)?

(Page last edited 10/12/2017)

1. 1604 - Kepler's Star: German astronomer Johannes Kepler observes a supernova in the constellation Ophiuchus.
2. 1907 - Guglielmo Marconi's company begins the first commercial transatlantic wireless service between Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada and Clifden, Ireland.
3. 1956 - Donald Byrne Vs. Bobby Fischer play a famous chess game called The Game of the Century. Fischer beat Byrne and wins a Brilliancy prize.
4. 1979 - Mother Teresa awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
5. 2003 - The pinnacle is fitted on the roof of Taipei 101, a 101-floor skyscraper in Taipei, allowing it to surpass the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur by 56 metres (184 ft) and become theWorld's tallest highrise.
6. Famous Birthdays: Pope John Paul I, Jerry Siegel (American cartoonist), Robert Atkins (American nutritionist), Evel Knievel (American motorcycle daredevil), Herbert Howells (English composer)

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