On This Day in History
17-Sep-1978 -
Camp David Accords SignedPolitical United States
Egyptian President Anwar el-Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin signed the Camp David Accords at the White House under President Carter thus laying groundwork for a permanent peace agreement between the two countries.
17-Sep-1976 -
Space Shuttle Introduced by NASASpace United States
The first space shuttle "The Enterprise" was introduced by NASA in Palmdale, California. It took almost ten years and $10 billion to complete.
17-Sep-1920 -
National Football League EstablishedSports United States
The National Football League was established. Its name at the time was the American Professional Football Association.
17-Sep-1862 -
Battle of AntietamWar United States
On the morning of September 17, 1862, Confederate troops began fighting Union troops near Antietam Creek in Maryland in the bloodiest single day in American military history.
17-Sep-1787 -
Constitution of the United States SignedPolitical United States
The Constitution of the United States of America was signed by 38 of the 41 delegates that were present when the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia came to a close.