Four H-Bombs Over Spain: The Palomares Broken Arrow
On January 17, 1966, a mid-air collision over Palomares, Spain, scattered four American hydrogen bombs across a farming village and the sea — and started an 80-day hunt.
On January 17
Ike's Warning: The 'Military-Industrial Complex' Speech
On January 17, 1961, President Dwight D. Eisenhower used his farewell address to warn Americans against the 'military-industrial complex.'
‘Ja Think I'm a Cowboy?’: Popeye Sails Into the Funny Pages
On January 17, 1929, a squinting one-eyed sailor named Popeye walked into E. C. Segar's comic strip Thimble Theatre and stole the show — and the century.