May 17: NYSE Forms and the Watergate Hearings Begin

On This Day in History May 17, 2020 Historical Events 1527  Pánfilo de Narváez departs Spain to explore Florida with 600 men - by 1536 only 4 survive 1792  24 merchants form New York Stock Exchange at 70 Wall Street 1803  John Hawkins & Richard French patent the Reaping Machine 1973  Senate Watergate Committee begins its hearings 2004  Massachusetts becomes the first U.S. state to legalize same-sex marriage 2014  The center-right Hindu Nationalist Party, the BJP, wins landslide election victory in India More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Albert of Prussia (1490 - 1568) Craig Ferguson 58th Birthday Edward Jenner (1749 - 1823) Enya 59th Birthday More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Johann Michael Bach (1648 - 1694) John Jay (1745 - 1829) More Famous Deaths May 17: Theodore Roosevelt, the Cowboy President President Theodore Roosevelt began a camping trip on this day with naturalist, writer and conservationist John Muir. The trip had a profound effect on Roosevelt Read the Article You Might Like Take Our Weekly Quiz You received this email because you opted in at our website, OnThisDay.com Update Your Preferences | Unsubscribe © 2020 OnThisDay.com 2 Acacia Place, Tauranga 3110, New Zealand