八月十七日 August 17th

　　Today's Highlight in History:

　　One year ago, on August 17th, 1999, more than 17,000 people were killed when a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Turkey.

　　On this date:

　　In 1807, Robert Fulton's North River Steam Boat began heading up New York's Hudson River on its successful round-trip to Albany.

　　In 1863, Federal batteries and ships bombarded Fort Sumter in Charleston harbor during the Civil War.