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December 21, 1898: Pierre & Marie Curie, French scientists,
December 21, 1898: Pierre & Marie Curie, French scientists, discovered radioactive element radium. Curium, element 96, is named in honor of both Pierr...
December 21, 1898: Pierre & Marie Curie, French scientists, discovered radioactive element radium. Curium, element 96, is named in honor of both Pierr...
December 20, 1951: EBR-I (Experimental Breeder Reactor-I) ushered
December 20, 1951: EBR-I (Experimental Breeder Reactor-I) ushered in new era in nuclear history when it became first reactor to generate useable amoun...
December 20, 1951: EBR-I (Experimental Breeder Reactor-I) ushered in new era in nuclear history when it became first reactor to generate useable amoun...
December 4, 1952: Heavy fog began to hover over London, England.
December 4, 1952: Heavy fog began to hover over London, England. It persisted for four days, leading to deaths of 4,000+ people. High-pressure air mas...
December 4, 1952: Heavy fog began to hover over London, England. It persisted for four days, leading to deaths of 4,000+ people. High-pressure air mas...
December 1, 1988: World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva,
December 1, 1988: World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva, Switzerland issued its first “World AIDS Day” declaration to increase awareness, figh...
December 1, 1988: World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva, Switzerland issued its first “World AIDS Day” declaration to increase awareness, figh...
November 19, 1861: America for the first time began exporting
November 19, 1861: America for the first time began exporting petroleum when a cargo ship departed Philadelphia bound for London with 901 barrels of o...
November 19, 1861: America for the first time began exporting petroleum when a cargo ship departed Philadelphia bound for London with 901 barrels of o...
November 18, 1978: Peoples Temple leader Jim Jones led hundreds of
November 18, 1978: Peoples Temple leader Jim Jones led hundreds of his followers in a mass murder-suicide at their agricultural commune in remote nort...
November 18, 1978: Peoples Temple leader Jim Jones led hundreds of his followers in a mass murder-suicide at their agricultural commune in remote nort...
November 8, 1895: Wilhelm Roentgen, German physicist, accidently
November 8, 1895: Wilhelm Roentgen, German physicist, accidently discovered X-rays. While testing whether cathode rays could pass through glass, he no...
November 8, 1895: Wilhelm Roentgen, German physicist, accidently discovered X-rays. While testing whether cathode rays could pass through glass, he no...
November 4, 1943: Worlds second successful nuclear reactor, X-10,
November 4, 1943: Worlds second successful nuclear reactor, X-10, at Oak Ridge National Laboratory went critical with a self-sustaining fission reacti...
November 4, 1943: Worlds second successful nuclear reactor, X-10, at Oak Ridge National Laboratory went critical with a self-sustaining fission reacti...
October 22, 1981: Aspartame artificial sweetener was approved for
October 22, 1981: Aspartame artificial sweetener was approved for tabletop use by U.S. Food and Drug Administration. In 1965, James Schlatter, America...
October 22, 1981: Aspartame artificial sweetener was approved for tabletop use by U.S. Food and Drug Administration. In 1965, James Schlatter, America...
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