Nov 17
1973
President Nixon said "I am not a crook."
2003
Arnold Schwarzenegger was sworn in as governor of california.
1800
Congress met in Washington, DC, for the first time.
1968
Night of the "Heidi bowl:" NBC switched from football to movie of Heidi. In the missing 42 seconds, the lagging Raiders scored two touchdowns, defeating the Jets.
1851 - The U.S. Post Office issued a 1-cent carrier stamp to make it easier to pay fees for delivering and collecting letters. It was the first postage stamp to depict an American eagle; and the last to make it easier to pay the fees
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