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1846 - Benjamin Palmer patents artificial leg 1847 - Scottish obstetrician James Young Simpson discovered the anethestic qualities of chloroform. 1873 - Dentist John Beers...

1493 - Christopher Columbus discovers island of Dominica 1507 - Leonardo DaVinci was commissioned by the husband of Lisa Gherardini to paint her. The work...

1867 - "Harpers Bazaar" magazine was founded. 1883 - Thomas Edison executed a patent application for an electrical indicator using the Edison effect lamp...

1541 - Michelangelo Buonarroti finishes painting The Last Judgement in the Sistine Chapel, Vatican 1860 - Juliette Low, the founder off the Girl Scouts, was...

1470 - Wars of the Roses: Henry VI of England returns to the English throne after Earl of Warwick defeats Yorkists in battle. 1502 -...

1863 - International Committee of Red Cross forms as result Geneva held conference 1945 - First ball point pen goes on sale, 57 years...

312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. 1780 - Samuel Williams and the first U.S. astronomical...

740 - An earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death. 1492 - Lead pencils first used 1825 - The Erie Canal opened in upstate New...

4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 1803 - English physicist John Dalton reads his essay...

1786 - Harvard University organizes 1st astronomical expedition in US 1822 - 1st edition of London Sunday Times 1930 - Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, premieres on...