August 17 marks notable historical events, including the lynching of Leo Frank in 1915 after his death sentence was commuted. In 1807, Robert Fulton’s North River Steamboat made its first voyage. In 1863, Fort Sumter faced bombardment during the Civil War. In 1945, Sukarno announced Indonesia's independence. Also in 1945, George Orwell's 'Animal Farm' was published. The first successful trans-Atlantic balloon flight occurred in 1978. In 1998, Bill Clinton testified about his relationship with Monica Lewinsky, preceding his impeachment.
On August 17, 1915, a mob in Cobb County, Georgia, lynched Jewish businessman Leo Frank, 31, whose death sentence for the murder of 13-year-old Mary Phagan had been commuted to life imprisonment.
In 1945, Sukarno and Mohammad Hatta proclaimed independence for Indonesia, setting off the Indonesian National Revolution against Dutch rule.
In 1959, trumpeter Miles Davis released Kind of Blue, regarded as one of the most influential jazz albums of all time.
In 1998, President Bill Clinton gave grand jury testimony via closed-circuit television from the White House concerning his relationship with Monica Lewinsky.
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