June 17

1832: Sir William Crookes, who showed that cathode rays were fast-moving electrons, was born. 1885: The Statue of Liberty arrived in New York City aboard the French ship Isere. 1928: Amelia Earhart became the first woman to successfully fly across the Atlantic Ocean. 1950: Dr. Richard Lawler performed the first kidney transplant in a 45-minute operation in Chicago, IL. 1957: W8YLN, illustrious radio amateur and super proofreader for RF Cafe, was born. 1967: China tested its first hydrogen bomb. 1980: Atari's "Asteroids" and "Lunar Lander" became first two video games assigned a Copyright. 2005: Former Tyco CEO Dennis Kozlowski, and Mark H. Swartz, were convicted of looting their company of more than $600 million.