JUNE 17 In 1928 AMELIA EARHART becomes the first woman to fly across the Atlantic - In 1885 THE STATUE OF LIBERTY arrives in NY - H🎂B 1703 John Wesley, 1882 Igor Stravinsky, 1898 M. C. Escher, 1946 Barry Manilow, 1947 Gregg Rolie, 1957 Philip Chevron, 1958 Jello Biafra, 1960 Thomas Haden Church.