📅 September 8 in the Time Tunnel

What happened on September 8? Travel back in time and find out — then test yourself with the quiz.

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⏳ On this day in history

  1. 1504Michelangelo’s famous statue of David was unveiled in Florence
  2. 1565St. Augustine, Florida — the oldest continuously inhabited European-founded city in the US — was founded
  3. 1966The science-fiction TV series "Star Trek" premiered
  4. 2016NASA launched OSIRIS-REx to bring back samples from an asteroid

🎂 Born on September 8

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September 8 quiz

  1. In what year? 🗿 Michelangelo’s famous statue of David was unveiled in Florence

  2. In what year? 🏰 St. Augustine, Florida — the oldest continuously inhabited European-founded city in the US — was founded

  3. In what year? 🖖 The science-fiction TV series "Star Trek" premiered

  4. Which famous person was born on September 8?