On December 17, 1862 the Battle of Antietam (aka the Battle of Sharpsburg) was fought. It was the bloodiest day in the American Civil War: 22,000 dead, wounded, or missing in the first battle on Union soil. — December 17th, 1905, was the birthday of Simo Häyhä, who was the world’s most successful sniper. Using an iron-sighted Mosin–Nagant in Finland’s Winter War, he had an astounding 505 confirmed sniper kills. He died April 1, 2002. — And speaking of Finns, on December 17, 1939, Finnish runner Taisto Mäki ran 10,000 meters in less than 30 minutes for the first time …
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