Pop - Singer Bill Hudson

Events in 1949 and 17-10

Events in US in the birth year of Bill Hudson

• US recognizes the state of Israel.
• Truman proposes Point Four program to help world's less developed areas (Jan. 20).

Birthday Bill Hudson (17-10) in history

• Day 17-10 year 1777: British General Burgoyne surrenders in Saratoga County, New York, during the American Revolution.
• Day 17-10 year 1931: Mobster Al Capone was convicted of income tax evasion for which he was sentenced to 11 years in prison.
• Day 17-10 year 1933: Albert Einstein arrived in the United States as a refugee from Nazi Germany.
• Day 17-10 year 1979: Mother Teresa was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her work with the poor in Calcutta, India.
• Day 17-10 year 1989: An earthquake measuring 7.1 in magnitude killed 67 and injured over 3,000 in San Francisco.
• Day 17-10 year 2011: Occupy Wall Street, an organized protest in New York's financial district, expands to other cities across the U.S., including Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. Occupy Wall Street defines itself as a group of activists who stand against corporate greed, social inequality, and the disproportion between the rich and poor.