2021
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus recommends world’s first Malaria vaccine (Mosquirix) for children after a pilot program was effective in Africa.
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2021
Nobel Prize for Chemistry awarded to Benjamin List and David W.C. MacMillan for development of asymmetric organocatalysis (tool for building molecules).
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2019
Protestors took to the streets in Hong Kong after the government announced a ban on face masks.
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2012
Pope Benedict XVI’s butler, Paolo Gabriele, was convicted and jailed for 18 months for leaking confidential documents.
The verdict was made on the fourth day of hearings after a two-hour debate.
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2010
Instagram was launched and gained 25,000 users on its first day.
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1995
The 51 Pegasi b planet was discovered. It was the first discovered exoplanet around a sun-like star.
This planet is around half the size of Jupiter and orbits its star every four days. It was discovered by Michael Mayor and Didier Queloz at the Haute-Provence Observatory in France.
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1979
Pope John Paul II became the first pope to visit the White House in Washington, D.C.
In his meeting with President Jimmy Carter, the Pope said, “It gives me great joy to be the first pope in history to come to the capital of this nation, and I thank almighty God for this blessing.”
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1978
The drama romance film “Days of Heaven” by Terrence Malick was released.
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1960
The American epic historical drama movie “Spartacus” premiered in New York City.
It was directed by Stanley Cupric and starred Kirk Douglas & Laurence Olivier.
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1956
Dr. Albert Sabin announced his oral vaccine against polio was ready to test.
The treatment could make a person immune for life and came in a sugar cube form that was cherry flavored.
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1927
“The Jazz Singer” was released. It was the first motion picture with pre-recorded dialogue, revolutionizing the movie industry.
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1898
The largest music fraternity in the USA, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, was founded.
Since its founding, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia has initiated over 260,000 members who call themselves Sinfonians. The fraternity’s goal is to assist its members in adopting music as a profession and advance the cause of music in the USA. There are 24 Si Mu Alpha Sinfonia chapters across the country, with the fraternity’s headquarters in Evansville, Indiana.
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1889
The Moulin Rouge cabaret opened its doors in Paris for the first time.
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1857
The first American Chess Congress started in New York.
Daniel Willard Fiske organized the event, and it lasted until November 10. The top sixteen chess players in the US were invited to compete to win the first prize of $300.
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1683
Thirteen Mennonite families arrived in Philadelphia from Germany.
This marked the beginning of forming Germantown, Philadelphia, and the introduction of the Mennonite community in the United States.
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