History for January 17
History for January 17 - On-This-Day.com- 1934 - Ferdinand Porsche submitted a design for a people's car, a "Volkswagen," to the new German Reich government.
- 1945 - Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg disappeared in Hungary while in Soviet custody. Wallenberg was credited with saving tens of thousands of Jews.
- 1961 - In his farewell address, U.S. President Eisenhower warned against the rise of "the military-industrial complex."
- 1994 - The Northridge earthquake rocked Los Angeles, CA, registering a 6.7 on the Richter Scale. At least 61 people were killed and about $20 billion in damage was caused.
- 2002 - It was announced that Microsoft had signed a joint venture agreement to produce software with two partners in China. The two partners were Beijin Centergate Technologies (Holding) Co. and the Stone Group.
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