January 17
What happened on January 17 in history
4 events fall on January 17, from 1706 to 1995. Read them below, then try to place a historical scene yourself — guess where in the world it happened and in what year.
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Events on January 17
1706
Benjamin Franklin is born
The fifteenth child of a Boston candlemaker begins a life of printing, science and diplomacy.
1912
Scott reaches the South Pole
The British party arrives to find Amundsen's tent and flag already there.
1966
The Palomares hydrogen bomb accident
A B-52 collision scatters nuclear weapons over a Spanish village and the sea.
1995
The Kobe earthquake
A quake beneath the Japanese port kills more than six thousand and topples an expressway.