📅 May 31 in the Time Tunnel
What happened on May 31? Travel back in time and find out — then test yourself with the quiz.
⏳ On this day in history
- 1578King Henry III laid the first stone of the Pont Neuf bridge in Paris
- 1859The great clock in London’s Parliament tower — Big Ben — started ticking
- 1997Canada’s Confederation Bridge, connecting Prince Edward Island to the mainland, opened
- 2008Usain Bolt broke the 100-meter world record: 9.72 seconds
🎂 Born on May 31
- 🌿 Walt Whitman (1819) — poet ("Leaves of Grass")
- 🎬 Clint Eastwood (1930) — actor and director
May 31 quiz
In what year? 🌉 King Henry III laid the first stone of the Pont Neuf bridge in Paris
In what year? 🕰️ The great clock in London’s Parliament tower — Big Ben — started ticking
In what year? 🌉 Canada’s Confederation Bridge, connecting Prince Edward Island to the mainland, opened
Which famous person was born on May 31?