August 29 1831: Michael Faraday discovered the phenomenon of magnetic induction between wire coils wound on a common iron core. 1842: The design patent, a new form of patent was authorized by Act of Congress. 1866: A public demonstration was given at Mt. Washington, NH, of the first cog railway in the world. 1868: Christian Schφnbein, who discovered and named ozone (O3) for its peculiar smell (ozo is Greek for smell), died. 1876: Charles Kettering, co-founder of Delco Products and inventor of the electric starter and spark plugs for cars, was born. 1949: The USSR tested its first atomic device, "First Lightning." 1949: At the University of Illinois, a nuclear device was used for the first time to treat cancer patients. 1965: Gemini 5 astronaut Gordon Cooper in orbit 100 miles above the Earth held first conversation from space with aquanaut M. Scott Carpenter in Sealab II which was 205 feet below the surface of the Pacific Ocean. 1967: Charles Darrow, inventor of the board game Monopoly, died. 1982: An atom of a new element was made and was given the proposed name of Meitnerium (symbol Mt). 1982: The "Transglobe Expedition" was completed by Ranulph Fiennes and Charles Burton, who became the first people to reach both poles by land. 2005: Category 5 Hurricane Katrina made landfall in New Orleans, LA. | 
