1846 – Benjamin Palmer patents artificial leg
1847 – Scottish obstetrician James Young Simpson discovered the anethestic qualities of chloroform.
1873 – Dentist John Beers of SF patents gold crown
1879 – Elkins patents refrigerating apparatus
1922 – In Egypt, Howard Carter discovered the entry of the lost tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamen.
1946 – UN Educational, Scientific, & Cultural Organization formed (UNESCO)
2001 – The movie “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” had its world premiere in London.
2003 – The most powerful solar flare as observed by satellite instrumentation is recorded.
2008 – Barack Obama becomes the first African-American to be elected President of the United States
By: Archa Dave
