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Edison lit the first light bulb (1879), a kamikaze attack occurred (1944), Von Braun transferred to NASA (1959), Eris photographed (2003), Medicine Lodge treaties signed (1867), North Korea nuclear deal made (1994), Vietnam War protests (1967), USS Constitution launched (1797), Magellan discovered strait (1520), Nightingale sent to Crimean War (1854).
Thomas Edison lit a light bulb for the first time. (1879) Edison lit the light bulb, which burned for a total of 13.5 hours, with a charred wire filament.
The world’s first kamikaze attack took place. (1944) A Japanese pilot purposely flew an aircraft loaded with a 440 lb (about 200 kg) bomb onto an Australian naval vessel at the outset of the Battle of Leyte Gulf, the largest naval battle in the history of warfare.
US President Dwight D. Eisenhower ordered Werner Von Braun transferred from the US Army to NASA. (1959) Von Braun and his team of scientists worked to develop the launch vehicles that were later used in the Apollo missions that took people to the Moon.
Eris, the largest dwarf planet in the Solar System, has been seen and photographed for the first time. (2003) The images were taken by a research team at the Palomar Observatory in California. The dwarf planet would not be positively identified by the team until January 5, 2005.
The first and second of the Medicine Lodge treatises were signed. (1867) There were three treatises in total. The third of the treaties was signed on 28 October. Treaties signed between Native American tribes and the US government required the tribes to relocate to Oklahoma reservations.
In a deal with the United States, North Korea has agreed to halt its nuclear weapons program. (1994) The agreement, known as the Agreed Framework, required North Korea to also agree to weapons inspections. The US part of the agreement involved guarantees that the United States would not launch a nuclear attack against North Korea and would help, among other things, replace its nuclear reactor with a light water reactor. The deal collapsed in 2003 when North Korea withdrew its participation in the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
More than 100,000 protesters descended on Washington DC to urge the United States to end its involvement in the Vietnam War. (1967) Large demonstrations against US involvement were also conducted simultaneously in Western Europe and Japan.
USS Constitution launched for the first time. (1797) 44-gun US Navy frigate still afloat today in the Charlestown Navy Yard. She is the Navy’s oldest commissioned vessel remaining afloat.
Discovered the Strait of Magellan. (1520) The strait is a waterway that connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Portuguese sailor Ferdinand Magellan discovered the strait while he was sailing around the world.
English nurse Florence Nightingale was sent with her staff to the Crimean War. (1854) Nightingale, who had trained her volunteer staff of 38 nurses, found conditions abominable on the warfront, with wounded soldiers suffering in overcrowded hospitals with no ventilation and clogged drains. Her experiences there led her to campaign for sanitary conditions in hospitals and general healthcare reform to reduce disease.
