17 August 1962 August 17, 2013 Author: Staff East German border guards kill Peter Fechter, 18, as he attempts to cross the Berlin Wall into West Berlin. Famous Words of Inspiration..."Look at growth, look at how much time people spend on the Net and look at the variety of things that they are doing. It's all really good, so I am actually encouraged by the fundamentals that underlie usage growth on the Net." Meg Whitman — Click here for more from Meg Whitman Related posts: 17 August 1962 19 May 1962 12 July 1962 5 October 1962 12 July 1962 2 March 1962 21 April 1962 2 June 1962 22 June 1990 17 August 2005 Categories: History Tags: 17 August, 1962