On This Day in History - February 17 |
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| What Happened On This Day In History - February 17 |
1817 February 17
1817-02-17
1st US city lit by gas (Baltimore)
1959 February 17
1959-02-17
1st weather satellite launched, Vanguard 2, 9.8 kg
1985 February 17
1985-02-17
3rd person to receive an artificial heart (Murray Haydon)
1986 February 17
1986-02-17
Johnson & Johnson announces it no longer sells capsule drugs
