📅 May 17 in the Time Tunnel
What happened on May 17? Travel back in time and find out — then test yourself with the quiz.
⏳ On this day in history
- 1673Louis Jolliet and Jacques Marquette began exploring the Mississippi River
- 1900"The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" by L. Frank Baum was published
- 1902A Greek archaeologist discovered the Antikythera mechanism — an ancient "computer" for tracking the sky
- 1939A Columbia–Princeton baseball game became the first sports event shown on US television
- 1954In Brown v. Board of Education, the Supreme Court ruled that separate schools for Black and white children were unfair and illegal
🎂 Born on May 17
- 🏀 Tony Parker (1982) — basketball player
May 17 quiz
In what year? 🛶 Louis Jolliet and Jacques Marquette began exploring the Mississippi River
In what year? 🌪️ "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" by L. Frank Baum was published
In what year? ⚙️ A Greek archaeologist discovered the Antikythera mechanism — an ancient "computer" for tracking the sky
Which famous person was born on May 17?