The UN approved the partition of Palestine in 1947, leading to the establishment of Israel. Other events include the first flight over the South Pole (1929), the Warren Commission investigating JFK’s assassination (1963), and the correction of “blue baby syndrome” surgically (1944). Pong was released in 1972, and the first settlement in Northern California was established in 1777.
The United Nations has approved a proposal to partition Palestine. (1947) Palestine was separated into an Arab state and a Jewish state, ending the British Mandate for Palestine. The approved proposal paved the way for the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948.
First flight over the South Pole occurred. (1929) Admiral Richard Byrd and crew flew an 18-hour round-trip flight from the Ross Ice Shelf base to the South Pole in a three-engine Ford Trimotor aircraft .
The Warren Commission was established to investigate the assassination of US President Kennedy. (1963) US President Lyndon B. Johnson established the commission. His report came nearly a year later and presented findings that Lee Harvey Oswald had single-handedly plotted and assassinated the president, and Jack Ru had single-handedly assassinated Oswald. The results to date remain controversial.
Coffee rationing has begun in the United States. (1942) Although supplies were plentiful, the ships used to transport coffee beans to the United States were needed for the war effort in World War II.
The “blue baby syndrome” was corrected surgically for the first time. (1944) The syndrome results basically from a lack of oxygen in the blood and is often caused by congenital heart defects, such as Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF). This particular defect was first corrected this day at Johns Hopkins Hospital by surgeon Alfred Blalock and assistant Vivien Thomas.
The first football game was broadcast nationally on radio. (1934) NBC radio established a national radio network of 94 stations to broadcast the game. The Detroit Lions were defeated by the Chicago Bears, 19-16.
Pong was released, the first video game that became a commercial success. (1972) Pong was released by Nolan Bushnell who was also the co-founder of the video game company Atari. Pong is similar to digital tennis or ping-pong and its great success was a big part of the early beginnings of the video game industry.
NASA has launched the Mercury-Atlas 5 capsule carrying a chimpanzee. (1961) The chimpanzee, Enos and the capsule have orbited the Earth twice. The spacecraft landed in the Pacific Ocean as planned, and Enos was no worse for wear.
In the United States, a traffic light system was first patented. (1910) Earnest E. Sirrine received the patent, which allowed for a variable traffic device that would be installed at road junctions to help regulate traffic flow. This early system had two display options: stop and go.
The first settlement was established in what is now Northern California. (1777) El Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe, now known as San Jose, was founded as a Spanish colony.
The United States Naval Academy and the United States Military Academy clashed for the first time on the football field. (1890) Navy won the first Army-Navy game, 24-0, playing at West Point.
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