Event:
Mob lynches Jewish businessman Leo Frank in Cobb County, Georgia after death sentence for murder of 13-year-old girl commuted to life
More Notable Events on August 17:
1988 Republicans nominate George H. W. Bush for president
1962 Beatles replaces Pete Best with Ringo Starr
1959 7.1 quake strikes Yellowstone National Park
1945 Koreas divided on 38th parallel with U.S. occupying the southern area
1870 1st ascent of Mount Rainier, Washington
