📅 January 19 in the Time Tunnel
What happened on January 19? Travel back in time and find out — then test yourself with the quiz.
🎉 Special days
- 🍿 National Popcorn Day
⏳ On this day in history
- 1853Verdi’s opera "Il Trovatore" premiered in Rome
- 1883Thomas Edison’s electric lighting system began working in Roselle, New Jersey
- 1937Howard Hughes set a speed record, flying from Los Angeles to New York in 7 hours and 28 minutes
- 2024Japan’s SLIM spacecraft landed on the Moon, making Japan the fifth country to land there
🎂 Born on January 19
- ⚙️ James Watt (1736) — engineer who improved the steam engine
- 🐦⬛ Edgar Allan Poe (1809) — poet and storyteller ("The Raven")
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January 19 quiz
In what year? 🎶 Verdi’s opera "Il Trovatore" premiered in Rome
In what year? 💡 Thomas Edison’s electric lighting system began working in Roselle, New Jersey
In what year? ✈️ Howard Hughes set a speed record, flying from Los Angeles to New York in 7 hours and 28 minutes
Which famous person was born on January 19?