📅 August 7 in the Time Tunnel
What happened on August 7? Travel back in time and find out — then test yourself with the quiz.
⏳ On this day in history
- 1909Alice Ramsey and her friends became the first women to drive all the way across the United States
- 1947Thor Heyerdahl’s raft Kon-Tiki reached a Pacific island after a long ocean journey
- 1974Philippe Petit walked on a tightrope stretched between the Twin Towers in New York
- 1987Swimmer Lynne Cox swam across the icy waters of the Bering Strait
🎂 Born on August 7
- 🕊️ Ralph Bunche (1904) — diplomat and Nobel Peace Prize winner
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August 7 quiz
In what year? 🚗 Alice Ramsey and her friends became the first women to drive all the way across the United States
In what year? 🛶 Thor Heyerdahl’s raft Kon-Tiki reached a Pacific island after a long ocean journey
In what year? 🤸 Philippe Petit walked on a tightrope stretched between the Twin Towers in New York
Which famous person was born on August 7?