CoM Moderators Posted January 17 Posted January 17 1562 - French regent Catherine de' Medici issues the Edict of St Germain recognizing Huguenots in France 1746 - Battle of Falkirk Muir, the Jacobites under Charles Stuart defeat Hanoverian forces 1779 - Captain James Cook's last notation in Discovery's ship's log 1911 - Failed assassination attempt on French Prime Minister Aristide Briand in the French Assembly 1934 - NY Giants reward National League MVP pitcher Carl Hubbell with a huge $18,000 contract 1939 - Ed Barrow is elected Yankee president succeeding deceased J Ruppert 1995 - Revival of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein's musical "Carousel" closes at the Beaumont Theater, NYC after 322 performances 2003 - 8th Critics' Choice Movie Awards: Chicago Best Picture More Historical Events »
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