On August 17, 1998, President Bill Clinton becomes the first sitting president to testify before the Office of Independent Counsel as the subject of a grand-jury investigation.

Historic 1978 Balloon Flight Achieves First Successful Transatlantic Crossing, Ending Seventeen Failed Attempts

The Double Eagle II completes the first transatlantic balloon flight when it lands in a barley field near Paris, 137 hours after lifting off from Presque Isle, Maine.

On August 17, 1957, Alice Roth experiences what surely is one of the worst days any spectator has had at a Major League Baseball game.

U.S. General George S.

Ford's Canadian Expansion: From 117 Cars to Half a Million Annually in a Century

First Pedestrian Death in Britain Highlights Early Dangers of Motor Vehicles

Mars' Moons Unveiled: Phobos and Deimos Discovered in 1877 by Asaph Hall

On August 17, 1842, protesters burn an effigy of President John Tyler a short distance from the White House.

A man who tried to impress his king on this day with one of the most lavish and extravagant parties of all time, ended up spending the rest of his life in jail.