Event:
NASA reports its three-man crew of Joe Acaba and Russian colleagues Gennady Padalka and Sergei Revin landed safely in the Russian-made Soyuz capsule after 123 days at the International Space Station
More Notable Events on September 17:
1988 24th Olympic games open at Seoul, Korea
1984 Reggie Jackson is 13th to hit 500 home runs
1949 North Atlantic Treaty Council meets for 1st time
1947 U.S. Department of Defense forms
1819 1st whaling ship arrives in Hawaii
