September 17 in history: • 1382 – Following Louis I's death without a male heir, his daughter Mary was crowned with the title of "King of Hungary". → go there • 1849 – Harriet Tubman (pictured) escaped from slavery in the U.S. state of Maryland, and later orchestrated the rescues of other slaves via the Underground Railroad. → go there • 1939 – World War II: The Soviet Union invaded Poland from the east, sixteen days after Nazi Germany's attack on the country from the west. → go there • 1962 – NASA announced the Next Nine astronauts selected for the purpose of landing on the Moon. → go there • 2008 – Seven al-Qaeda fighters attacked the United States embassy in Sanaa, Yemen, leaving 20 people dead. → go there Died 958: Li Jingsui Wiki link Born 1677: Stephen Hales Wiki link Born 1978: Arne Slot Wiki link Died 1997: Red Skelton Wiki link Pictured: Harriet Tubman.