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On September 17, 2011, hundreds of activists gather around Zuccotti Park in lower Manhattan for the first day of the Occupy Wall Street ... 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THISDAYINHISTORYSeptember1712345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031OnSeptember17,2011,hundredsofactivistsgatheraroundZuccottiParkinlowerManhattanforthefirstdayoftheOccupyWallStreetMovement—aweeks-longsit-ininNewYorkCity’sFinancialDistrictprotestingincomeinequalityandcorporatecorruption.Whilethemovementfailedtoseeanyofitsgoalsorpolicyproposalscometofruition,yearslater,OccupyWallStreetisstillconsideredablueprintfordecentralizedactivism.TheprotestwasorganizedbymembersofAdbusters,aCanadiananti-consumeristpublication,includingfounderKalleLasnandeditorMicahWhite.Adbustersstaffcoordinatedthetime,placeandmarketingoftheevent.Whitesentoutthefirst#OccupyWallStreettweetwhichwouldbeseenbythousandsofpeoplefollowingthemovementonline.Theoccupyhashtagislargelyresponsibleforthemovement’sexposureandhelpedmakeitamongthelargestactivisteffortstogoviralonsocialmediaandspreadaroundtheworld.OrganizersfirstplannedtomeetatWallStreet'sChargingBullStatueandOneChasePlaza,butpoliceerectedbarricadesatbothcity-ownedparksbeforetheeventonSeptember17.ThenearbyZuccottiParkwasleftuntouched;overthecourseofthenexttwomonths,thousandswouldcometooccupyit.OnNovember15,2011,membersoftheNYPDforciblyremovedtheprotestorsandarrestedsome200people.Latereffortstore-occupytheparkweremetwithpoliceresistance.  Theterms99and1percenter,fistcoinedbytheHellsAngelesmotorcycleclub, werepopularizedbytheOccupymovement;thefirstreferstothemajorityofpeoplelivingintheUnitedStates,andthesecondrepresentsWallStreetandthewealthiestportionofthepopulation.Theseterms—andOccupyWallStreet’ssocialmediastrategy—wouldbemodeledbymovementsincluding#MeTooand#BlackLivesMatter.FACTCHECK:Westriveforaccuracyandfairness.Butifyouseesomethingthatdoesn'tlookright,clickheretocontactus!HISTORYreviewsandupdatesitscontentregularlytoensureitiscompleteandaccurate.ALSOONTHISDAYReligion1394KingCharlesVIofFranceordersallJewsexpelledfromthekingdomKingCharlesVIofFranceorderstheexpulsionofallJewsfromhiskingdom.Theculminationofaseriesofanti-SemiticordersfromthemonarchsofFrance,theorderoutlivedthemonarchyandremainsoneofthemajorcontributingfactorstothetinypercentageoftheFrench...readmoreWestwardExpansion1868CheyenneandSiouxdecimatefrontiersmenatBeecher'sIslandEarlyinthemorningonSeptember17,1868,alargebandofCheyenneandSiouxstageasurpriseattackonMajorGeorgeA.Forsythandavolunteerforceof50frontiersmeninColorado.RetreatingtoasmallsandbarintheArikareeRiverthatthereafterbecameknownasBeecher’s...readmoreArt,Literature,andFilmHistory1996OprahlaunchesinfluentialbookclubOnSeptember17,1996,daytimetalkshowhostOprahWinfreylaunchesatelevisionbookclubandannounces“TheDeepEndoftheOcean”byJacquelynMitchardasherfirstselection.Oprah’sBookClubquicklybecameahugelyinfluentialforceinthepublishingworld,withthe...readmoreUnitedStatesConstitution1787U.S.ConstitutionsignedTheConstitutionoftheUnitedStatesofAmericaissignedby39 delegatespresentattheconclusionoftheConstitutionalConventioninPhiladelphia.Supportersofthedocumentwagedahard-wonbattletowinratificationbythenecessarynineoutof13U.S.states.TheArticles...readmoreSpaceExploration1976NASAunveilsitsfirstspaceshuttle,theEnterpriseOnSeptember17,1976,NASApubliclyunveilsitsfirstspaceshuttle,theEnterprise,duringaceremonyinPalmdale,California.Developmentoftheaircraft-likespacecraftcostalmost$10billionandtooknearlyadecade.In1977,theEnterprisebecamethefirstspaceshuttleto...readmore1970s1978CampDavidAccordssignedAttheWhiteHouseinWashington,D.C.,EgyptianPresidentAnwarel-SadatandIsraeliPrimeMinisterMenachemBeginsigntheCampDavidAccords,layingthegroundworkforapermanentpeaceagreementbetweenEgyptandIsraelafterthreedecadesofhostilities.Theaccordswere...readmoreSignupnowtolearnaboutThisDayinHistorystraightfromyourinbox.SignUpCivilWar1862BattleofAntietambreaksoutBeginningearlyonthemorningofSeptember17,1862,ConfederateandUniontroopsintheCivilWarclashnearMaryland’sAntietamCreekinthebloodiestsingledayinAmericanmilitaryhistory.TheBattleofAntietammarkedtheculminationofConfederateGeneralRobertE.Lee’s...readmoreU.S.Presidents1796GeorgeWashingtonpreparesfinaldraftoffarewelladdressGeorgeWashingtonpreparesafinaldraftofhispresidentialfarewelladdressonSeptember17,1796.Twodayslater,thecarefullycraftedwordsappearedinClaypoole’sAmericanDailyAdvertiser,publishedinPhiladelphia,officiallynotifyingtheAmericanpublicthatWashington...readmoreArt,Literature,andFilmHistory1967TheWholiterallysparkanexplosiononnationaltelevisionInintroducingthemattheMontereyPopFestivalthreemonthsearlier,EricBurdonoftheAnimalshadofferedhighpraisefortheup-and-comingBritishrockbandtheWho,promisingthecrowd“Agroupthatwilldestroyyouinmorewaysthanone.”Asubstandardaudiosetupthatday...readmoreArt,Literature,andFilmHistory1983VanessaWilliamsbecomesfirstBlackMissAmericaOnSeptember17,1983,20-year-oldVanessaWilliamsbecomesthefirstBlackwomantowintheMissAmericacrown.Lessthanayearlater,onJuly23,1984,Williamsgaveuphercrownafternudephotosofhersurfaced.Despitethescandal,Williamslaterlaunchedasuccessful...readmoreWorldWarII1939SovietUnioninvadesPolandOnSep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