Famous Quote For December 17
"Children don't read to find their identity, to free themselves from guilt, to quench the thirst for rebellion or to get rid of alienation."
Isaac Bashevis Singer, 1979

This Day In Business

1903 - Orville Wright took an airplane for a 12-second flight - the first successful piloted powered flight in history.

December 17th Holiday

Wright Brother's Day - Commemorates the Wright Brother's accomplishment of the first successful flight in a propelled airplane, heavier than air in 1903.

Today's Birthday Trivia

He played the character Nick Van Owen in the 1997 film The Lost World: Jurassic Park. Who is he?

Today's Birthday Horoscope

Learn about people born on this day by reading the December 17 Birthday Horoscope.

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