📅 April 12 in the Time Tunnel
What happened on April 12? Travel back in time and find out — then test yourself with the quiz.
🎉 Special days
- 🚀 International Day of Human Space Flight
⏳ On this day in history
- 1934A wind gust of 231 mph was measured on Mount Washington, New Hampshire — a world record at the time
- 1937Frank Whittle tested the first jet engine built for an airplane
- 1961Yuri Gagarin of the Soviet Union became the first person in space
- 1981Space Shuttle Columbia launched — the first Space Shuttle flight
- 1992Euro Disney opened near Paris
🎂 Born on April 12
- 🎹 Herbie Hancock (1940) — jazz pianist and composer
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April 12 quiz
In what year? 🌬️ A wind gust of 231 mph was measured on Mount Washington, New Hampshire — a world record at the time
In what year? ✈️ Frank Whittle tested the first jet engine built for an airplane
In what year? 👨🚀 Yuri Gagarin of the Soviet Union became the first person in space
Which famous person was born on April 12?