Aug-17-1807 – Robert Fultons North River Steamboat leaves New York, New York, for Albany, New York, on the Hudson River, inaugurating the first commercial steamboat service in the world 1896 – Bridget Driscoll is run over by a Benz car in the grounds of The Crystal Palace, London, the worlds first motoring fatality. 1958 – Pioneer 0, Americas first attempt at lunar orbit, is launched using the first Thor-Able rocket and fails. Notable as one of the first attempted launches beyond Earth orbit by any country. 1982 – The first Compact Discs (CDs) are released to the public in Germany. 1998 – Lewinsky scandal: US President Bill Clinton admits in taped testimony that he had an improper physical relationship with White House intern Monica Lewinsky. On the same day he admits before the nation that he misled people about the relationship 2008 – American swimmer Michael Phelps becomes the first person to win eight gold medals in one Olympic Game
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