On this day, August 17: Earthquake in Türkiye kills thousands

1 of 5 | On August 17, 1999, an earthquake in a densely populated area of ​​northwestern Turkey killed at least 17,000 people and injured about 40,000 others. UPI File Photo | License Photo

August 17 (UPI) — On this day in history:

In 1807, Robert Fulton began the first American steamboat trip between Albany, New York, and New York City.

In 1915, a hurricane hit Galveston, Texas, killing 275 people.

In 1946, George Orwell published Animal Farm.

In 1969, the Woodstock music festival ended after three days on a 600-acre farm in Bethel, New York.

In 1978, Ben Abruzzo, Maxie Anderson, and Larry Newman completed the first balloon crossing of the Atlantic Ocean, landing their helium-filled Double Eagle II near Paris.

In 1987, Rudolf Hess, Hitler's former deputy, was found strangled in Spandau Prison in Berlin, aged 93.

In 1996, the Reform Party nominated Texas businessman Ross Perot for president. He lost the 1996 general election with 18.9 percent of the popular vote and zero electoral votes. President Bill Clinton, a Democrat, won with 43 percent of the popular vote and 370 electoral votes. Republican George H. W. Bush lost his bid for reelection with 37.4 percent of the popular vote and 168 electoral votes.

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In 1998, US President Bill Clinton said in a speech to the American people that he had had an “inappropriate” relationship with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky.

In 1999, an earthquake in a densely populated area of ​​northwestern Turkey killed at least 17,000 people and injured about 40,000.

In 2017, a man drove a van into a group of pedestrians in Barcelona, ​​Spain, killing 14 people and injuring 130 others. The driver also killed a fifth person in a carjacking as he fled the scene. In a related attack hours later, a group of terrorists ran over more civilians, killing a 16th person. In all, eight attackers were also killed.

In 2019, an explosion at a wedding hall in Kabul, Afghanistan, killed at least 63 people. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the incident.

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