
- 1827 "Freedom's Journal" is the first US newspaper owned and operated by African Americans and begins publishing in New York City
Antiseptic Surgery
1867 Joseph Lister first outlines the discovery of antiseptic surgery in an article in "The Lancet"
- 1934 Academy Award gold statuette is first called an Oscar in print by Sidney Skolsky
- 1950 1st annual National Book Awards
- 1991 NY Lotto pays $33.3 million to one winner (#s are 18-21-32-33-35-38)
- 2008 Rock Musical "Next to Normal" by Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey premieres Off-Broadway at the Second Stage Theatre in New York (Pulitzer Prize for Drama 2010) [1]
Latin Music Legends
2011 U.S. Postal Service issues a set of five "Latin Music Legends" stamps, including one of Carlos Gardel
- 2021 Israeli researchers reveal the rediscovery of 2,000-year-old Dead Sea Scrolls, the first found in 60 years, left by Jews fleeing Romans in "Horror Cave," Israel
- 2023 Houston Zoo announces their oldest resident Mr Pickles (90) is finally a father, with Mrs Pickles (53), the parents of three rare baby radiated tortoises, named Dill, Gherkin and Jalapeño [1]