🔬 Dolly the sheep is born (1996)
Where: Roslin Institute
📅 On This Day: July 5
July 5, 1996: Dolly the sheep is born. On 5 July 1996, a sheep named Dolly was born at the Roslin Institute in Scotland. She was the first mammal cloned from a single cell of an adult animal. Today you can see Dolly at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh.
✨ More events on this day
- 1687 🔬 Isaac Newton published his book 'Principia' in 1687, explaining the laws of motion and how gravity keeps the planets moving around the Sun.
- 2012 🏛️ The Shard in London was opened in 2012; at 310 metres tall, the pointy glass tower was then the tallest building in Europe. The Shard →
- 2016 🚀 NASA's Juno spacecraft arrived at Jupiter in 2016 and began circling the giant planet to peek beneath its swirling, stripy clouds.
🧠 Question of the day
What animal was Dolly?
- A cow
- A goat
- A sheep
Show the answer
Answer: A sheep
🎂 Landmarks that opened on July 5
Questions
What happened on July 5?
July 5, 1996: Dolly the sheep is born. It happened in Roslin Institute.
Which landmarks opened on July 5?
Maqam Echahid (Martyrs' Memorial) (inaugurated 1982), The Shard (inaugurated 2012).
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