28th September 1928: Alexander Fleming accidentally discovers penicillin, laying the foundation for a revolution in modern medicine
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28th September 1928: Alexander Fleming accidentally discovers penicillin, laying the foundation for a revolution in modern medicine

Fleming found that a petri dish containing staphylococci bacteria had been contaminated with an unidentified fungus. The bacteria around the fungus had been destroyed, whereas bacteria that were further away ...

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8th March 1950: Volkswagen Type 2 ‘Camper’ van enters production, also known as the Transporter or Bus

8th March 1950: Volkswagen Type 2 ‘Camper’ van enters production, also known as the Transporter or Bus

The Type 2 finally debuted on 12 November and by the end of its first year over nine and a half thousand vehicles had rolled off the production ...

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7th March 1936: The remilitarisation of the Rhineland by the German Army under Adolf Hitler

7th March 1936: The remilitarisation of the Rhineland by the German Army under Adolf Hitler

Hitler chose to send three battalions, or approximately 22,000 German troops, into the Rhineland in violation of the terms of the Treaty of ...

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6th March 1857: The US Supreme Court makes its ruling in the Dred Scott case

6th March 1857: The US Supreme Court makes its ruling in the Dred Scott case

Dred Scott was a slave owned by John Emerson, an army surgeon from the slave state of ...

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5th March 1946: Winston Churchill describes the post-war division of Europe as an ‘Iron Curtain’ in his ‘Sinews of Peace’ address in Fulton, Missouri

5th March 1946: Winston Churchill describes the post-war division of Europe as an ‘Iron Curtain’ in his ‘Sinews of Peace’ address in Fulton, Missouri

Churchill’s Iron Curtain speech played a significant role in changing western perceptions of their former Soviet ...

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4th March 1890: The Forth Bridge in Scotland opened by the future King Edward VII

4th March 1890: The Forth Bridge in Scotland opened by the future King Edward VII

The Forth Railway Bridge stretches almost 2.5km across the Firth of Forth, a large estuary area to west of ...

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3rd March 1918: Treaty of Brest-Litovsk signed between Russia and the Central Powers

3rd March 1918: Treaty of Brest-Litovsk signed between Russia and the Central Powers

The country lost approximately a third of the entire Russian population alongside around one million square miles of land including fertile farmland, natural resources, and industrial ...

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2nd March 1791: Frenchman Claude Chappe sends the first message by semaphore machine

2nd March 1791: Frenchman Claude Chappe sends the first message by semaphore machine

Chappe was born into a wealthy family in 1763 and originally trained as a member of the ...

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1st March 1872: Yellowstone becomes the world’s first national park

1st March 1872: Yellowstone becomes the world’s first national park

Yellowstone became the first national park in the world after President Ulysses S. Grant signed The Act of Dedication ...

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