📅 January 17 in the Time Tunnel
What happened on January 17? Travel back in time and find out — then test yourself with the quiz.
⏳ On this day in history
- 1773Captain James Cook led the first expedition to sail south across the Antarctic Circle
- 1912Robert Falcon Scott and his team reached the South Pole
🎂 Born on January 17
- ⚡ Benjamin Franklin (1706) — inventor, writer and Founding Father
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January 17 quiz
In what year? 🧊 Captain James Cook led the first expedition to sail south across the Antarctic Circle
In what year? 🧭 Robert Falcon Scott and his team reached the South Pole
Which famous person was born on January 17?