Aug 17 in history: First commercial steamboat service departs New York and more
Authored By Gandharv Walia
Published: Aug 17, 2021, 02:32 IST | Updated: Aug 17, 2021, 02:32 IST
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1807
First commercial steamboat service, North River Steamboat, departs New York
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1918
Bolshevik revolutionary leader Moisei Uritsky is assassinated.
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1945
The novel "Animal Farm" by George Orwell is first published in the UK
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1988
Pakistani President Zia & US Ambassador Raphel are killed in a plane crash
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2008
Michael Phelps becomes first athlete to win 8 gold medals at one Olympic Games
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