We wish to control big business so as to secure among other things good wages for the wage-workers and reasonable prices for the consumers. Theodore Roosevelt, 1912 June 17 Birthdays Sadie Robertson turns 17 Kendrick Lamar turns 27 Paulina Rubio turns 43 Venus Williams turns 34 Arthur Darvill turns 32 Barry Manilow turns 71 Alex turns 32 Lee Ryan turns 31 Charlize Glass turns 12 Scott Adkins turns 38 Jordan Henderson turns 24 Greg Kinnear turns 51 Krayzie Bone turns 41 Will Forte turns 44 Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971) Deyja Harris turns 13 Shane Watson turns 33 Newt Gingrich turns 71 Thomas Haden Church turns 54 Mark Linn-Baker turns 60 Stephanie Rice turns 26 - All June 17 Birthdays June 17 History 1967 - China becomes the worlds 4th thermonuclear (H-bomb) power 1963 - Supreme Court rules against Bible reading/prayer in public schools 1950 - The first kidney transplant (Chicago) 1901 - The College Board introduces its first standardized test, the forerunner to the SAT. 1885 - The Statue of Liberty arrives in NY Discover more historical events that happened on June 17 This Day in Business 2005 - Dennis Kozlowski, former CEO of Tyco International, is convicted for crimes related to his receipt of $81 million in bonuses. This Day in Entertainment 1919 - Barney Google cartoon strip, by Billy De Beck, premieres (later joined by Snuffy Smith) This Day in Geography 1940 - Juana Rangel de Cuellar donates 1,930 acres of land and founds Cucuta, Colombia. This Day in Sports 1994 - The NBA finals are interrupted with a low-speed police chase involving OJ Simpson. June 17th Holiday Bunker Hill Day (Massachusetts) - Commemorates the Battle of Bunker Hill, a key battle early in the American Revolutionary War. Todays Famous Birthdays Trivia She was the first black woman to become World No. 1. Who is he?
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