Today is Friday, September 17, the 260th day of 2010. There are 105 days left in the year.
1787 ― U.S. constitution adopted by Philadelphia convention
1922 ― Radio Moscow begins transmitting (12 KWs-most powerful station)
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 Round 8
1959 ― Typhoon kills 2,000 in Korea and Japan
1964 ― Beatles are paid a then record $150,000 for a concert (Kansas)
1980 ― Solidarity labor union in Poland forms
1991 ― South and North Korea join the U.N.