📅 April 16 in the Time Tunnel
What happened on April 16? Travel back in time and find out — then test yourself with the quiz.
⏳ On this day in history
- 1853India’s first passenger train ran, in Bombay (Mumbai)
- 1908Natural Bridges National Monument, with huge stone arches made by nature, was created in Utah
- 1912Harriet Quimby became the first woman to fly an airplane across the English Channel
- 1972Apollo 16 launched toward the Moon
🎂 Born on April 16
- 🛩️ Wilbur Wright (1867) — airplane inventor
- 🎩 Charlie Chaplin (1889) — actor and director
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April 16 quiz
In what year? 🚂 India’s first passenger train ran, in Bombay (Mumbai)
In what year? 🌉 Natural Bridges National Monument, with huge stone arches made by nature, was created in Utah
In what year? ✈️ Harriet Quimby became the first woman to fly an airplane across the English Channel
Which famous person was born on April 16?