Penicillin successfully treated a patient in 1942, leading to its widespread use. The first recorded Town Hall meeting took place in Faneuil Hall in Boston in 1743. Gorbachev was elected president of the USSR in 1990. The FBI established its “Ten Most Wanted Fugitives” list in 1950. Albert Einstein was born in 1879.
Penicillin was used for the first time successfully to treat a patient. (1942) Anne Miller was suffering from a streptococcal infection and was about to die before doctors Orvan Hess and John Bumsfield decided to use an experimental treatment: penicillin. Miller survived, living to be 90, and penicillin became widely used.
The first recorded Town Hall meeting took place in America. (1743) The meeting took place in Faneuil Hall in Boston, which still exists. It has been nicknamed the “Cradle of Liberty” because of all the famous speakers it has hosted, including Samuel Adams, Susan B. Anthony and Oliver Wendell Holmes.
President John F. Kennedy’s body was buried permanently. (1967) The body was originally buried a few feet away from its final resting place in Arlington Cemetery, surrounded by a white picket fence with a makeshift torch providing the eternal flame. It was relocated to provide a safer and more permanent accommodation for the Eternal Flame.
Gorbachev was elected president of the USSR. (1990) Although Gorbachev was famous for instituting a series of reforms in the USSR, he received much criticism for his handling of elections, during which he made repeated threats to resign if he did not receive a majority in the Congress of People’s deputies. He also came under fire for the USSR’s faltering economy and resigned about a year later.
The FBI has established its “Ten Most Wanted Fugitives” list. (1950) Since the beginning of the list, more than 400 criminals have been arrested, about 100 due to suggestions from the public. Only seven women made the list.
Eli Whitney received a patent for the cotton gin. (1794) The invention of the cotton gin was a first step in the Industrial Revolution and greatly influenced the economy of the antebellum American South. Whitney, however, didn’t do much with his car due to chronic patent infringements, and he was nearly bankrupt.
The Gold Standard Act has been ratified. (1900) The act returned the United States to a gold standard of currency, after nearly half a century of bimetallism, in which money could be exchanged for silver or gold. Between 1882 and 1933, the United States actually issued gold certificates, which could be redeemed for gold coins at any time.
The Hay-Herran Treaty has been ratified. (1903) The treaty allowed the United States to lease the area that now has the Panama Canal, but it was not ratified by the Senate of Colombia, which owned Panama at the time. This led to the United States supporting Panamanian independence both politically and militarily and ultimately to the construction of the Panama Canal.
Cyprus was sold to Venice. (1489) The Queen of Cyprus, Caterina Cornaro, sold the island to Venice. The island kingdom had long been in decline due to having to pay heavy tributes to other states, and was eventually controlled entirely by Venetian merchants.
Albert Einstein is born. (1879) Einstein was named Person of the Century by TIME magazine and is considered one of the most influential people of the 20th century. He is best known for his theory of relativity and his less successful unified field theory.
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