Today is Wednesday, September 17, the 261st day of 2008. There are 105 days left in the year.
1787 _ U.S. constitution adopted by Philadelphia convention
1934 _ First 33 1/3 rpm recording released (Beethoven's 5th)
1939 _ Soviet Union invades Poland during WW II
1953 _ First successful separation of Siamese twins
1954 _ Heavyweight champ Rocky Marciano KOs Ezzard Charles in 8
1959 _ Typhoon kills 2,000 in Korea and Japan
1972 _ ``M*A*S*H," premiers on TV
1978 _ Begin, Sadat and Carter sign the Camp David accord
1990 _ Soviet Union and Saudi Arabia restore diplomatic ties
1991 _ South and North Korea join the U.N.