Today in History: August 17

Today is Wednesday, Aug. 17, the 230th day of 2016. There are 136 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On Aug. 17, 1807, Robert Fulton’s North River Steamboat began heading up the Hudson River on its successful round trip between New York and Albany.
On this date:
In 1863, Federal batteries and ships began bombarding Fort Sumter in Charleston harbor during the Civil War, but the Confederates managed to hold on despite several days of pounding.
In 1915, a mob in Cobb C