📅 June 1 in the Time Tunnel

What happened on June 1? Travel back in time and find out — then test yourself with the quiz.

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🎉 Special days

  • 👪 Global Day of Parents

⏳ On this day in history

  1. 1831Explorer James Clark Ross reached the North Magnetic Pole — the place a compass points to
  2. 1890The US Census began counting people with Herman Hollerith’s new tabulating machine
  3. 1980CNN, the first 24-hour TV news channel, went on the air
  4. 2011Space Shuttle Endeavour landed for the last time after its final mission

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June 1 quiz

  1. In what year? 🧭 Explorer James Clark Ross reached the North Magnetic Pole — the place a compass points to

  2. In what year? 🧮 The US Census began counting people with Herman Hollerith’s new tabulating machine

  3. In what year? 📺 CNN, the first 24-hour TV news channel, went on the air

  4. Which famous person was born on June 1?