1. AP US History This Day in American History November 17
1777 – On this day in 1777, Congress submits the Articles of Confederation to the states for ratification.

2. AP US History This Day in American History November 17
1968 – The Oakland Raiders score two touchdowns in nine seconds to beat the New York Jets--and no one sees it, because they’re watching the movie Heidi instead. With just 65 seconds left to play, NBC switched off the game in favor of its previously scheduled programming, a made-for-TV version of the children’s story. 

3. AP US History This Day in American History November 17
In the midst of the Watergate scandal that eventually ended his presidency, President Richard Nixon tells a group of newspaper editors gathered at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, that he is "not a crook."

4. AP US History This Day in American History November 17
2003 – The actor and former bodybuilder Arnold Schwarzenegger is sworn in as the 38th governor of California at the State Capitol in Sacramento.