This Day in History Jan. 17

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Jan. 17

1861 A Flush toilet (with separate water tank and a pull chain) patented by Mr Thomas Crapper
1899 The United States takes possession of Wake Island in the Pacific Ocean
1903 El Yunque National Forest in Puerto Rico becomes part of the United States National Forest System as the Luquillo Forest Reserve
1946 The UN Security Council holds its first session
1950 The Great Brink's Robbery: Eleven thieves steal more than $2 million from an armored car company's offices in Boston

Birthdays:

1706 Benjamin Franklin, American publisher, inventor, and politician, 6th President of Pennsylvania
1719 William Vernon, American businessman
1928 Vidal Sassoon, English-American hairdresser and businessman

Deaths:

1893 Rutherford B. Hayes, American general, lawyer, and politician, 19th President of the United States
1927 Juliette Gordon Low, American founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA
1952 Walter Briggs, Sr., American businessman;Founded Briggs Manufacturing Company in 1908, which specialized in the manufacturing of automobile bodies

Thought for the day:

" We have nothing to fear but fear itself. "
 

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