📅 August 13 in the Time Tunnel
What happened on August 13? Travel back in time and find out — then test yourself with the quiz.
⏳ On this day in history
- 1889William Gray received a patent for a coin-operated telephone
- 1898The asteroid Eros was discovered — the first known asteroid that comes near Earth
- 1913Harry Brearley made the first stainless steel, which doesn’t rust
- 1969The Apollo 11 astronauts got a giant ticker-tape parade in New York after returning from the Moon
🎂 Born on August 13
- 📺 John Logie Baird (1888) — television inventor
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August 13 quiz
In what year? ☎️ William Gray received a patent for a coin-operated telephone
In what year? ☄️ The asteroid Eros was discovered — the first known asteroid that comes near Earth
In what year? 🍴 Harry Brearley made the first stainless steel, which doesn’t rust
Which famous person was born on August 13?