“OTHER IMPORTANT EVENTS…”
- 1796 – The first smallpox vaccination was given by Edward Jenner.
- 1853 – Gail Borden applied for a patent for condensed milk.
- 1878 – The name Vaseline was registered by Robert A. Chesebrough.
- 1879 – Thomas Edison incorporated the Edison Telephone Company of Europe.
- 1956 – Buddy Holly got a prescription for contact lenses. He couldn’t get used to wearing them so he continued to use his trademark glasses.
- 1957 – Elvis Presley was rushed to a Los Angeles hospital after swallowing a porcelain cap from one of his front teeth, which then lodged its-self in one of his lungs.
- 1973 – Skylab One was launched into orbit around Earth as the first U.S. manned space station.
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