🎉 Indonesia's Independence Day
Where: Jakarta, Indonesia
📅 On This Day: August 17
August 17: Indonesia's Independence Day. On 17 August 1945, Indonesia proclaimed its independence. On this day, neighbourhoods hold fun games, like a race to eat krupuk crackers hanging from a string without using your hands. In panjat pinang, teams work together to climb a slippery pole to reach the prizes at the top.
✨ More events on this day
- 1807 💡 Robert Fulton's North River Steamboat left New York City for Albany in 1807, starting the first commercial steamboat service in the world.
- 1977 🧭 The Soviet icebreaker Arktika smashed through the sea ice in 1977 and became the first ship to reach the North Pole on the surface.
- 1978 🧭 Double Eagle II landed near Paris in 1978 after 137 hours aloft, becoming the first balloon to fly all the way across the Atlantic Ocean.
🧠 Question of the day
In the krupuk race, what can't you use?
- Your eyes
- Your hands
- Your mouth
Show the answer
Answer: Your hands
🎂 Landmarks that opened on August 17
Questions
What happened on August 17?
August 17: Indonesia's Independence Day. It happened in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Which landmarks opened on August 17?
Pike Place Market (opened 1907).
In the game, the "Today on Earth" panel shows this story on its day, with a question to answer and a place to fly to.