Today in history 17 #

Here are some historical events that occurred on March 17th:

1494: Christopher Columbus sets sail from Cadiz, Spain on his second voyage to the New World.

1792: The first bank in the United States, the Bank of North America, is established in Philadelphia.

1845: The Republic of Texas is annexed by the United States, becoming the 28th state.

1861: The first shot of the American Civil War is fired at Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina.

1912: The Titanic's sister ship, the Olympic, collides with a warship in the Solent Strait off the coast of England.

1928: The first issue of Time magazine is published.

1969: The first episode of the popular TV show "The Brady Bunch" airs on ABC.

1988: The Soviet Union launches the Phobos 2 spacecraft, which is intended to study Mars and its moon Phobos.

2013: The Boston Marathon bombing occurs, killing three people and injuring hundreds.

These are just a few of the many historical events that have occurred on March 17th.