Poor William's Almanack, September 17, 2007,

Ben Franklin's bifocals Monday, September 17, 2007

US Constitution signed in convention
[1787 - Constitution of the United States of America is signed]

Antietam dead
[1862 - Battle of Antietam; 23,000 Americans are killed, wounded, or missing in action]

[1869 - Ben (Bernard) Turpin, comedian, actor, born in New Orleans, Louisiana]

[1931 - Anne Bancroft (Anna Maria Louisa Italiano), Oscar & Tony Award-winning actress, born in The Bronx, New York]

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