🎉 Rome's birthday, Natale di Roma
Where: Colosseum, Rome
📅 On This Day: April 21
April 21: Rome's birthday, Natale di Roma. Legend says Romulus founded Rome on April 21, 753 BC. So every year the people of Rome celebrate today as their city's birthday. People dressed as ancient Roman soldiers and citizens parade near the Colosseum.
✨ More events on this day
- 1782 🏛️ King Rama I founded the city of Rattanakosin, now Bangkok, on the Chao Phraya River, where the golden Grand Palace was soon built. Grand Palace & Wat Phra Kaew →
- 1838 🌿 Naturalist John Muir was born in Scotland; he explored the wild mountains of California and helped protect Yosemite as a national park.
- 1934 🎨 A newspaper printed the famous "Surgeon's Photograph" of the Loch Ness Monster; sixty years later, it was revealed to be a toy model. Loch Ness Monster →
🧠 Question of the day
Who founded Rome, according to legend?
- Hercules
- Julius Caesar
- Romulus
Show the answer
Answer: Romulus
🎂 Landmarks that opened on April 21
Questions
What happened on April 21?
April 21: Rome's birthday, Natale di Roma. It happened in Colosseum, Rome.
Which landmarks opened on April 21?
National Congress of Brazil (inaugurated 1960), Space Needle (opened 1962).
In the game, the "Today on Earth" panel shows this story on its day, with a question to answer and a place to fly to.