At this time is Tuesday, Dec. 17, the 352nd day of 2024. There are 14 days left within the yr.
At this time in historical past:
On Dec. 17, 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright of Dayton, Ohio, carried out the primary profitable manned, powered airplane flights close to Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, utilizing their experimental craft, the Wright Flyer.
Additionally on this date:
In 1933, within the inaugural NFL championship soccer sport, the Chicago Bears defeated the New York Giants, 23-21, at Wrigley Subject.
In 1975, Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme was sentenced in Sacramento, California, to life in jail for her try on the lifetime of President Gerald R. Ford. (She was paroled in August 2009.)
In 1979, Arthur McDuffie, a Black insurance coverage dealer and former Marine, was overwhelmed by police after main them on a chase together with his motorbike in Miami. McDuffie died in a hospital 4 days later. (4 white cops accused of beating McDuffie had been acquitted the next yr, sparking riots within the metropolis that led to a number of deaths and hundreds of thousands of {dollars} in damages.)
In 1989, the animated tv present ‘The Simpsons’ made its debut.
In 1992, President George H.W. Bush, Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and Mexican President Carlos Salinas de Gortari signed the North American Free Commerce Settlement in separate ceremonies.
In 2014, the USA and communist Cuba restored diplomatic relations after a long time of mutual animosity, sweeping away one of many final vestiges of the Chilly Conflict.
At this time’s Birthdays:
Actor Armin Mueller-Stahl is 94.
Pope Francis is 88.
Actor Ernie Hudson is 79.
Political commentator Chris Matthews is 79.
Comic-actor Eugene Levy is 78.
Actor Wes Studi is 77.
Rock singer Paul Rodgers is 75.
Actor Invoice Pullman is 71.
Filmmaker Peter Farrelly is 68.
Rock musician Mike Mills (R.E.M.) is 66.
Nation singer Tracy Byrd is 58.
Actor Laurie Holden is 55.
Actor Claire Forlani is 53.
Filmmaker Rian Johnson is 51.
Actor Sarah Paulson is 50.
Actor Giovanni Ribisi is 50.
Actor Milla Jovovich (YO’-vuh-vich) is 49.
Boxer Manny Pacquiao is 46.
Actor-singer Nat Wolff is 30.
