📅 August 2 in the Time Tunnel
What happened on August 2? Travel back in time and find out — then test yourself with the quiz.
⏳ On this day in history
- 1610Sailor Henry Hudson sailed into the huge Canadian bay now named after him: Hudson Bay
- 1870London’s Tower Subway, the world’s first "tube" railway, opened under the River Thames
- 1932Scientist Carl Anderson discovered a new tiny particle called the positron
🎂 Born on August 2
- 🗽 Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi (1834) — sculptor of the Statue of Liberty
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August 2 quiz
In what year? ⛵ Sailor Henry Hudson sailed into the huge Canadian bay now named after him: Hudson Bay
In what year? 🚇 London’s Tower Subway, the world’s first "tube" railway, opened under the River Thames
In what year? ⚛️ Scientist Carl Anderson discovered a new tiny particle called the positron
Which famous person was born on August 2?