📅 November 12 in the Time Tunnel
What happened on November 12? Travel back in time and find out — then test yourself with the quiz.
⏳ On this day in history
- 1936The San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge opened
- 1958Climbers finished the first ascent of "The Nose" on El Capitan in Yosemite
- 1980Voyager 1 made its closest approach to Saturn
- 1990Tim Berners-Lee published his formal proposal for the World Wide Web
- 2014The Philae lander touched down on a comet speeding through space
🎂 Born on November 12
- 🗳️ Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815) — leader of the women’s rights movement
- 🤸 Nadia Comăneci (1961) — gymnast
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November 12 quiz
In what year? 🌉 The San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge opened
In what year? 🧗 Climbers finished the first ascent of "The Nose" on El Capitan in Yosemite
In what year? 🪐 Voyager 1 made its closest approach to Saturn
Which famous person was born on November 12?