GOLD IN ALASKA
August 17, 1896 - Alaska, USA
It lies around Klondike River, a small stream that enters the Yukon River from the east at Dawson. The discovery in 1896 of rich placer gold deposits in Bonanza (Rabbit) Creek, a tributary of the Klondike, caused the Klondike stampede of 1897/98
MONICA LEWINSKY
August 17, 1998 - DC, USA
President Clinton acknowledged to a grand jury and the nation on television that he had an inappropriate relationship with Monica Lewinsky. This is the first time since January when the story came to light that President Clinton has admitted having an inappropriate relationship with Monica Lewinsky who was a White House intern at the time.