📅 August 30 in the Time Tunnel
What happened on August 30? Travel back in time and find out — then test yourself with the quiz.
⏳ On this day in history
- 1835The city of Melbourne, Australia, was founded
- 1916Ernest Shackleton rescued all the members of his expedition from Elephant Island
- 1963The "hotline" between the White House and the Kremlin was set up to help prevent a war by mistake
- 1983Guion Bluford became the first African American in space, aboard Space Shuttle Challenger
- 1984Space Shuttle Discovery launched on its first mission
🎂 Born on August 30
- 🧟 Mary Shelley (1797) — author of "Frankenstein"
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August 30 quiz
In what year? 🏙️ The city of Melbourne, Australia, was founded
In what year? ⛵ Ernest Shackleton rescued all the members of his expedition from Elephant Island
In what year? ☎️ The "hotline" between the White House and the Kremlin was set up to help prevent a war by mistake
Which famous person was born on August 30?