Aug. 17 in history
In 1945, the George Orwell novel “Animal Farm,” an allegorical satire of Soviet Communism, was first published in London by Martin Secker & Warburg.
In 1959, Miles Davis, jazz’s innovative trumpeter, released his album, “Kind of Blue”, profoundly influencing jazz, rock and classical music. Many critics regard it as the most outstanding jazz album ever released, and Rolling Stone ranked the album as the 12th best album of all time.
In 1987, Rudolf Hess, the last member of Adolf Hitler’s inner circle, died at Spandau Prison at age 93, of an apparent suicide.
In 1998, President Bill Clinton gave grand jury testimony via closed-circuit television from the White House concerning his relationship with Monica Lewinsky. He then delivered a TV address in which he denied previously committing perjury, admitted his relationship with Lewinsky was “wrong,” and criticized Kenneth Starr’s investigation.
In 1968, the first Miss Black America pageant takes place. Today in History: August 17, Fulton steamboat on the Hudson | AP News
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