The United States Constitution was signed on September 17, 1787, at Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by 39 delegates to the Constitutional Convention representing 12 states, who endorsed the four-month-long convention's creation.

Taisto Armas Mäki was a Finnish long-distance runner who was known as one of the "Flying Finns."  Mäki, like his coach and close friend Paavo Nurmi, set world records for two miles, 5000 metres, and 10,000 metres, all of which he held simultaneously between 1939 and 1942.  On September 17, 1939, Mäki became the first man to run 10,000 metres in under 30 minutes, breaking his own world record in a time of 29:52.6. 

NASA's space shuttle Enterprise rolled out of the Palmdale manufacturing facilities in 1976, greeted by NASA officials and cast members from the television series 'Star Trek.' Dr. James D. Fletcher, NASA Administrator; DeForest Kelley, who played Dr. "Bones" McCoy on the series; George Takei (Mr. Sulu); James Doohan (Chief Engineer Montgomery "Scotty" Scott); Nichelle Nichols (Lt. Uhura); Leonard Nimoy (Mr. Spock); series creator Gene Roddenberry; an unnamed NASA official; and Walter Koenig (Ensign Pavel Chekov). (Image courtesy of NASA)

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex (Henry Charles Albert David; born September 15, 1984) is a British royal. He is the sixth in line to the British throne and the younger son of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Diana, Princess of Wales.Harry went to Wetherby School, Ludgrove School, and Eton College for his education. He took a gap year in Australia and Lesotho before beginning officer training at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.

Hyderabad has been a part of India for seventy years. The state of Hyderabad, ruled by Mir Osman Ali Khan, the seventh Nizam of the Asaf Jahi dynasty, surrendered to Indian forces on this day in 1948, thirteen months after India gained independence. However, in the run-up to D-Day, India and Hyderabad engaged in a game of wits, with both expecting the other to blink first.

Vanessa Lynn Williams is a singer, actress, and fashion designer from the United States. When she was crowned Miss America 1984 in 1983, she made history as the first African-American woman to receive the title. However, a scandal erupted the following year when she learned, just weeks before the end of her reign, that Penthouse magazine would publish nude photographs of her in an upcoming issue. Under pressure from the Miss America Organization, she resigned as Miss America in July 1984, and was replaced by the first runner-up, Miss New Jersey 1983, Suzette Charles. Miss America CEO Sam Haskell publicly apologised to Williams for the incident 32 years later during the Miss America 2016 pageant.

Ravichandran Ashwin is a cricketer from India. He is an all-rounder who bats right-handed and bowls right-arm off-break for Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League.

Narendra Damodardas Modi was born on September 17, 1950, in Vadnagar, Mehsana district, Bombay State, to a Gujarati Hindu family of grocers (present-day Gujarat).Narendra Damodardas Modi is an Indian politician who has been the country's 14th and current Prime Minister since 2014. Modi served as Gujarat's chief minister from 2001 to 2014 and is a Member of Parliament from Varanasi.

The General Motors Company was founded in 1908 by William C. Durant to consolidate several motorcar companies producing Buick, Oldsmobile, Cadillac, Oakland (later Pontiac), Ewing, Marquette, and other automobiles, as well as Reliance and Rapid trucks.

The Archie Show (also known as The Archies) is a CBS musical animated sitcom series produced by Filmation. The Archie Show, based on the Archie Comics created by Bob Montana in 1941, aired on CBS Saturday mornings from September 1968 to 1969.

Amy Poehler is a stand-up comedian, actress, writer, producer, and director from the United States. Poehler co-founded the improvisational comedy troupe Upright Citizens Brigade after studying improv at Chicago's Second City and ImprovOlympic in the early 1990s.

The Sardar Sarovar Dam is a concrete gravity dam built on the Narmada River in Navagam, near the town of Kevadiya in Gujarat, India. The dam was built to supply water and power to four Indian states: Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Rajasthan. Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru laid the project's foundation stone on April 5, 1961.

Maqbool Fida Husain was an Indian artist known for his use of bright colours and bold narrative paintings in a modified Cubist style. He was a celebrated and internationally recognised Indian artist of the twentieth century. He was a founding member of the Bombay Progressive Artists' Group. M.F.

Tamil was designated a classical language of India in 2004, which means it meets three criteria: it has ancient origins, an independent tradition, and a significant body of ancient literature. More than 66 million people spoke Tamil in the early twenty-first century.

Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? is an animated American comedy television series produced by Hanna-Barbera for CBS and created by Joe Ruby and Ken Spears. The series debuted on September 13, 1969, as part of the network's Saturday morning cartoon schedule, and ran for two seasons until October 31, 1970.

DC Comics announced on Batman's 75th anniversary in 2014 that Batman Day would be celebrated every year. The goal was simple: to commemorate the popular character's birth anniversary, which was first introduced in 1939. Since then, every year on the third Saturday of September, DC Comics has released new comics, special merchandise, memorabilia, and so on.The comic book 'Batman: The World' was released on September 14th. The 184-page hardcover anthology, which features stories by top creative teams from around the world, was released this week in 14 international markets.

George Sudarshan, a famous Indian physicist, was born in Kerala on September 16, 1931.Chandy, Ennackal George Sudarshan was an Indian-American theoretical physicist and University of Texas professor.

Tupac Amaru Shakur, also known as 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper who was born Lesane Parish Crooks on June 16, 1971 and died on September 13, 1996. He is regarded as one of the most influential rappers of all time. Shakur is one of the best-selling musicians of all time, having sold over 75 million records worldwide. Much of Shakur's music has been praised for addressing contemporary social issues that plagued inner cities, and he is regarded as a symbol of anti-inequality activism.