| General Information for April 17th 2015 |
| There are 3 public holidays today. |
| Day 107 of 2015 |
| 258 days left in 2015 |
| Week 16 of the year |
| On this Day in History |
| 1963 - Baseball legend Mickey Mantle hits the record-breaking 'tape measure' home run. |
| 1961 - John F Kennedy - 35th President of the United States - authorises the Bay of Pigs invasion, and incident noted in the song 'We Didn't Start the Fire'. |
| 1924 - Carl Hayden receives a letter regarding a meeting in Tucson, just one stage in the Americanisation of the Pima Nation. |
| 1875 - The English Football League is formed - good news for Blackburn Rovers FC. |