📅 June 17 in the Time Tunnel
What happened on June 17? Travel back in time and find out — then test yourself with the quiz.
⏳ On this day in history
- 1596Dutch explorer Willem Barentsz discovered the Arctic islands of Svalbard
- 1673Explorers Marquette and Jolliet reached the Mississippi River
- 1885The Statue of Liberty arrived by ship in New York Harbor, packed in 214 crates
- 1922Portuguese pilots finished the first flight across the South Atlantic Ocean
🎂 Born on June 17
- 🌀 M. C. Escher (1898) — artist of impossible pictures
- 🎾 Venus Williams (1980) — tennis player
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June 17 quiz
In what year? 🧊 Dutch explorer Willem Barentsz discovered the Arctic islands of Svalbard
In what year? 🛶 Explorers Marquette and Jolliet reached the Mississippi River
In what year? 🗽 The Statue of Liberty arrived by ship in New York Harbor, packed in 214 crates
Which famous person was born on June 17?