On the 24th November 1859, English naturalist and geologist Charles Darwin published On the Origin of Species, the ground-breaking book that is considered by many to be the foundation of evolutionary biology.
By the time the attack was brought under control over the next few days, between 2,000 and 6,000 major systems had been affected.
The Prospero satellite was launched, making it the first and only British satellite to be launched using a British rocket.
The Greenwich Meridian became the international standard for zero degrees longitude, ensuring continuity with most existing nautical charts.
The first well-publicised public demonstration of inhaled ether anaesthesia was given at the Massachusetts General Hospital.
An iron lung respirator was used for the first time at Boston Children’s Hospital.
‘The eventual development of this new force by other nations was to be expected. This probability has always been taken into account by us’.
The first edition of the National Geographic Magazine was published by the National Geographic Society.
Shortly after midnight in Moscow, the Soviets became the first to successfully send a human-made object to the Moon.
American electrical engineer Jack Kilby demonstrated the world’s first integrated circuit while working at Texas Instruments.
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