📅 August 24 in the Time Tunnel
What happened on August 24? Travel back in time and find out — then test yourself with the quiz.
⏳ On this day in history
- 1932Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly solo nonstop across the United States
- 1995Microsoft released Windows 95
- 2006Astronomers decided that Pluto is a dwarf planet
- 2016Astronomers announced the planet Proxima b, which orbits the star closest to the Sun
🎂 Born on August 24
- 🧙 Rupert Grint (1988) — actor who played Ron Weasley
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August 24 quiz
In what year? ✈️ Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly solo nonstop across the United States
In what year? 💻 Microsoft released Windows 95
In what year? 🪐 Astronomers decided that Pluto is a dwarf planet
Which famous person was born on August 24?