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Today is Sunday, Aug. 17, the 229th day of 2025. There are 136 days left in the year.

Today in history:

On August 17, 1959, trumpeter Miles Davis released “Kind of Blue,” regarded as one of the most influential jazz albums of all time.

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In 1807, Robert Fulton’s North River Steamboat made its first voyage, heading up the Hudson River on a successful round trip between New York City and Alba

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