📅 April 3 in the Time Tunnel
What happened on April 3? Travel back in time and find out — then test yourself with the quiz.
⏳ On this day in history
- 1860The first Pony Express riders set off, carrying mail on horseback across the American West
- 1933A British team flew over Mount Everest for the first time
- 1973Martin Cooper made the world’s first handheld cell-phone call, in New York City
- 2007France’s TGV train set a world speed record: 357 miles per hour
- 2010Apple released the first iPad
🎂 Born on April 3
- 🐒 Jane Goodall (1934) — scientist who studied chimpanzees
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April 3 quiz
In what year? 🐎 The first Pony Express riders set off, carrying mail on horseback across the American West
In what year? ✈️ A British team flew over Mount Everest for the first time
In what year? 📱 Martin Cooper made the world’s first handheld cell-phone call, in New York City
Which famous person was born on April 3?