📅 August 6 in the Time Tunnel
What happened on August 6? Travel back in time and find out — then test yourself with the quiz.
⏳ On this day in history
- 1538Bogotá, today the capital of Colombia, was founded
- 1926Gertrude Ederle became the first woman to swim across the English Channel
- 1991The World Wide Web became available to the public
- 2012NASA’s rover Curiosity landed on Mars
🎂 Born on August 6
- 🔬 Alexander Fleming (1881) — discoverer of penicillin
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August 6 quiz
In what year? 🏙️ Bogotá, today the capital of Colombia, was founded
In what year? 🏊♀️ Gertrude Ederle became the first woman to swim across the English Channel
In what year? 🌐 The World Wide Web became available to the public
Which famous person was born on August 6?