📅 September 10 in the Time Tunnel
What happened on September 10? Travel back in time and find out — then test yourself with the quiz.
⏳ On this day in history
- 1846Elias Howe received a patent for his sewing machine
- 1960Abebe Bikila of Ethiopia won the Olympic marathon barefoot in Rome — the first gold medal for a Black African athlete
- 2008The Large Hadron Collider at CERN was switched on — the biggest science experiment ever built
- 2024Polaris Dawn launched — the first private spaceflight to include a spacewalk
🎂 Born on September 10
- 🎬 Colin Firth (1960) — actor
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September 10 quiz
In what year? 🧵 Elias Howe received a patent for his sewing machine
In what year? 🏃 Abebe Bikila of Ethiopia won the Olympic marathon barefoot in Rome — the first gold medal for a Black African athlete
In what year? ⚛️ The Large Hadron Collider at CERN was switched on — the biggest science experiment ever built
Which famous person was born on September 10?