September 17th - Important events on this day in history, US Constitution, World War II, NASA Space Shuttle

Today in History - September 17th

1787 – The U.S. Constitution is completed and signed by a majority of delegates attending the constitutional convention in Philadelphia
1920 – The American Professional Football Association - a precursor of the National Football League - is formed in Canton, Ohio
1939 – The Soviet Union invades Poland during World War II

1972 – The comedy series "M*A*S*H" premieres on CBS
1976 – NASA unveils the space shuttle Enterprise
1980 – Former Nicaraguan president Anastasio Somoza is assassinated in Paraguay
1986 – The Senate confirms the nomination of William H. Rehnquist as the 16th chief justice of the United States
1994 –Heather Whitestone of Alabama becomes the first deaf woman to be crowned Miss America
1999 – President Bill Clinton lifts restrictions on trade, travel and banking imposed on North Korea a half-century earlier
2001 – Wall Street trading resumes for the first time since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks - its longest shutdown since the Depression; the Dow lost 684.81 points, its worst-ever one-day point drop
2001 – Pro sporting events resume after a six-day hiatus following the September 11 terrorist attacks
2003 – New York Stock Exchange chairman Dick Grasso resigns amid a furor over his $139.5 million pay package
2004 – Chechen warlord Shamil Basayev claims responsibility for the September 1-3 school siege in Beslan and other terrorist attacks in Russia that claims more than 430 lives
2004 – San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds hits his 700th career home run, joining Babe Ruth (714) and Hank Aaron (755) as the only players to reach the milestone

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