on this date in 1975 the ussr and usa conducted a joint space mission the first of its type, adam smith the father of capiltalism died in 1790, jelly roll morton jazz musician died in 1941, ty cobb baseball great died 1961, james cagney actor was born in 1900, joe dimaggio had a no hitter after a 56 game streak, 1955 disneyland began advertisements on television, on this date in history july 17, - www.myinboxnews.com