On This Day:
May 17th
Birthdays:
1866 - Erik Satie (composer / pianist).
1911 - Maureen O'Sullivan (actor).
1936 - Dennis Hopper (actor).
1955 - Bill Paxton (actor / filmmaker).
1965 - Trent Reznor (singer / songwriter / producer / composer / member of 'Nine Inch Nails').
1985 - Nushrat Bharucha
1988 - Nikki Reed
Events:
1620 - First merry-go-round seen at a fair in Philippapolis (Turkey).
1792 - 24 brokers meet to found the New York Stock Exchange.
1804 - Lewis and Clark begin their exploration of the Louisiana Purchase.
1845 - The rubber band is invented.
1872 - Bohemian Club incorporated.
1921 - President Harding opens (via telephone) first Valencia Orange Show in Anaheim.
1954 - Supreme Court rules on Brown v. Topeka Board of Education.
