📅 October 12 in the Time Tunnel
What happened on October 12? Travel back in time and find out — then test yourself with the quiz.
⏳ On this day in history
- 1492Christopher Columbus’s expedition landed on an island in the Bahamas
- 1799Jeanne Geneviève Labrosse became the first woman to parachute from a balloon
- 1901President Theodore Roosevelt officially named the president’s house the "White House"
- 2019Eliud Kipchoge became the first person to run a marathon in under two hours!
🎂 Born on October 12
- 🎬 Hugh Jackman (1968) — actor and singer
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October 12 quiz
In what year? ⛵ Christopher Columbus’s expedition landed on an island in the Bahamas
In what year? 🪂 Jeanne Geneviève Labrosse became the first woman to parachute from a balloon
In what year? 🏛️ President Theodore Roosevelt officially named the president’s house the "White House"
Which famous person was born on October 12?