THE DAY IN HISTORY · SEPTEMBER 17
September 17 in history
What happened on September 17: 2 moments from the Maps of History atlases, in 1862 and 1944, each linked to the map that shows it.
— Battle of Antietam
17 Sep 1862 — The bloodiest single day in American history: some 23,000 casualties along a Maryland creek, and Lee’s first invasion turned back. Lincoln has the victory he has been waiting for — see the marker at Washington.
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Market Garden: 35,000 airborne troops drop into Holland to seize a corridor of bridges. Arnhem proves “a bridge too far.”
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