Today in history 1952 The Nobel Prize for Medicine is awarded - TopicsExpress



          

Today in history 1952 The Nobel Prize for Medicine is awarded to Ukranian- born microbiologist Selmart A. Waksman for his discovery of an effective treatment of tuberculosis. 1954 In Paris, an agreement is signed providing for West German sovereignty and permitting West Germany to rearm and enter NATO and the Western European Union. 1989 The Hungarian Republic replaces the communist Hungarian Peoples Republic. 1998 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Chairman Yasser Arafat reach a land for peace agreement. 2002 Chechen terrorists take 700 theater-goers hostage at the House of Culture theater in Moscow. 2004 An earthquake in Japan kills 35, injures 2,200, and leaves 85,000 homeless or displaced. 2011 Libiyan National Transition Council declares the Libyan civil war is over. 2012 The worlds oldest teletext service, BBCs Ceefax, ceases operation.
Posted on: Thu, 23 Oct 2014 08:14:31 +0000

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