📅 March 13 in the Time Tunnel
What happened on March 13? Travel back in time and find out — then test yourself with the quiz.
⏳ On this day in history
- 1639America’s first college was named Harvard
- 1781Astronomer William Herschel discovered the planet Uranus
- 1845Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto was performed for the first time in Leipzig
- 1930The discovery of Pluto was announced
- 1988Japan’s Seikan Tunnel, a long railroad tunnel under the sea, opened
🎂 Born on March 13
- ⛷️ Mikaela Shiffrin (1995) — ski racer
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March 13 quiz
In what year? 🎓 America’s first college was named Harvard
In what year? 🪐 Astronomer William Herschel discovered the planet Uranus
In what year? 🎻 Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto was performed for the first time in Leipzig
Which famous person was born on March 13?