📅 April 2 in the Time Tunnel
What happened on April 2? Travel back in time and find out — then test yourself with the quiz.
🎉 Special days
- 📚 International Children’s Book Day
⏳ On this day in history
- 1513Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León landed on the coast he named Florida
- 1792Congress passed the law creating the US Mint, where coins are made
- 1800Beethoven conducted the first performance of his First Symphony in Vienna
- 2011India won the Cricket World Cup for the second time
🎂 Born on April 2
- 🦢 Hans Christian Andersen (1805) — author of "The Ugly Duckling"
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April 2 quiz
In what year? 🌴 Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León landed on the coast he named Florida
In what year? 🪙 Congress passed the law creating the US Mint, where coins are made
In what year? 🎼 Beethoven conducted the first performance of his First Symphony in Vienna
Which famous person was born on April 2?