This day in history - January 17

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1961 - Outgoing President Dwight Eisenhower gave his famous "military-industrial complex" speech.

In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist.

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Often acknowledged. Often ignored.

1966 - A U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber carrying hydrogen bombs crashed in the Mediterranian Sea off the coast of Spain, creating quite a mess.

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1997 - Convicted murderer Gary Gilmore was executed by firing squad in Utah, the first execution since the Supreme Court ruled the death penalty unconstitutional as administered in 1987.

- Jim