October 17 th in History
October 17th
1091 A tornado struck London. It was Britain's earliest reported tornado. The wooden London Bridge was demolished, and the church of St. Mary-le-Bow in the city of London was badly damaged. Other churches in the area were demolished, as were over 600, mostly wooden, houses.
1931: American gangster, bootlegger and racketeer Al Capone is convicted of income tax evasion and receives an 11 year jail sentence.
1956: Calder Hall, the world's first commercial nuclear power station is officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II at Sellafield, in Cumbria, England.
1967Promoter Sid Bernstein, who had promoted The Beatles at their first two Shea Stadium concerts, offers one million dollars to the group, who is retired from the road, to perform a third concert there. They refuse.
1091 A tornado struck London. It was Britain's earliest reported tornado. The wooden London Bridge was demolished, and the church of St. Mary-le-Bow in the city of London was badly damaged. Other churches in the area were demolished, as were over 600, mostly wooden, houses.
1931: American gangster, bootlegger and racketeer Al Capone is convicted of income tax evasion and receives an 11 year jail sentence.
1956: Calder Hall, the world's first commercial nuclear power station is officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II at Sellafield, in Cumbria, England.
1967Promoter Sid Bernstein, who had promoted The Beatles at their first two Shea Stadium concerts, offers one million dollars to the group, who is retired from the road, to perform a third concert there. They refuse.
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