📅 January 9 in the Time Tunnel
What happened on January 9? Travel back in time and find out — then test yourself with the quiz.
⏳ On this day in history
- 1793Jean-Pierre Blanchard made the first hot-air balloon flight in the United States, watched by George Washington
- 1839The French Academy of Sciences announced a new way to take photographs — the daguerreotype
- 1923Juan de la Cierva flew his autogyro, an aircraft with a spinning wing, for the first time
- 1992Scientists announced the discovery of the first planets outside our solar system
- 2007Steve Jobs introduced the first iPhone
🎂 Born on January 9
- 🎸 Jimmy Page (1944) — guitarist of Led Zeppelin
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January 9 quiz
In what year? 🎈 Jean-Pierre Blanchard made the first hot-air balloon flight in the United States, watched by George Washington
In what year? 📷 The French Academy of Sciences announced a new way to take photographs — the daguerreotype
In what year? 🚁 Juan de la Cierva flew his autogyro, an aircraft with a spinning wing, for the first time
Which famous person was born on January 9?