Non-musical history for today: 1907 – Marconi began the first commercial transatlantic wireless service. Guglielmo Marconi started the company a decade earlier. The company was absorbed by several other businesses over the years, including what would eventually be known as Ericsson.

Music history, album anniversaries, birthdays, and deaths for October 17.

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