"Today is Friday, Oct. 17, the 290th day of 2025. There are 75 days left in the year. Today in history: On Oct. 17,1933, Albert Einstein arrived in the United States as a refugee from Nazi Germany. Also on this date: In 1777, British forces under Gen. John Burgoyne surrendered to American troops in Saratoga, New York, in a turning point of the Revolutionary War."
"In 1931, mobster Al Capone was convicted in Chicago of income tax evasion; he would be sentenced to 11 years in prison, fined $50,000 and ordered to pay back taxes. Capone was released in 1939. In 1967, Puyi, the last emperor of China, died in Beijing at age 61. In 1979, Mother Teresa of India was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. In 1989, a magnitude-6.9 earthquake struck northern California, killing 63 people and causing up to $10 billion worth of damage."
Today is Friday, Oct. 17, 2025, the 290th day of the year; 75 days remain. Albert Einstein arrived in the United States from Nazi Germany on Oct. 17, 1933. British Gen. John Burgoyne surrendered at Saratoga on Oct. 17, 1777. Al Capone was convicted of income tax evasion in 1931. Puyi, the last emperor of China, died in 1967. Mother Teresa received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979. A magnitude-6.9 earthquake struck northern California in 1989, killing 63 and causing up to $10 billion in damage. In 2024 Israel announced the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar after the 2023 Hamas attack that killed about 1,200 people and abducted 251, prompting a retaliatory war with tens of thousands of Palestinian deaths. Notable birthdays include Mae Jemison, Alan Jackson, Mike Judge, Ziggy Marley, Eminem, and others.
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