Event:
Orioles shortstop Cal Ripken moves into 3rd place (1,208th cons game)
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
