Category today in history

Here are some interesting events that occurred on this day in history:

March 17th

• 1876 - Alexander Graham Bell patents the telephone.
• 1912 - The Titanic sinks on its maiden voyage after colliding with an iceberg in the North Atlantic Ocean.
• 1969 - The Apollo 9 spacecraft is launched, carrying astronauts James McDivitt, David Scott, and Russell Schweickart on a mission to test the Lunar Module.
• 1988 - The Soviet Union launches the Phobos 2 spacecraft, which is intended to study Mars and its moon Phobos.
• 1990 - The Hubble Space Telescope is launched into orbit around the Earth, marking a major milestone in space exploration.

Notable Birthdays

• 1874 - Woodrow Wilson, 28th President of the United States
• 1922 - Ella Fitzgerald, American jazz singer
• 1947 - Stevie Nicks, American singer-songwriter (Fleetwood Mac)
• 1963 - Chris Farley, American comedian and actor

Notable Deaths

• 1912 - John Jacob Astor IV, American businessman and member of the wealthy Astor family, dies in the sinking of the Titanic.
• 1991 - Freddie Mercury, British singer-songwriter (Queen), dies of AIDS-related complications.

I hope you find these events interesting!