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Note: These historical tidbits have been collected from various sources, mostly on the Internet.
As detailed in
this article, there is a lot of
wrong information that is repeated hundreds of times because most websites do not validate with
authoritative sources.
On RF Cafe, events with
hyperlinks
have been verified. All will eventually be either verified or removed.
Please
submit significant
historical events and dates for inclusion in these lists. I will be glad to include your name and
birthday. Please do not submit your death date ;-)
A couple years ago, I began commemorating the birthdays of notable people and events with special
RF Cafe logos. Where available, I like to use images from postage stamps from the country where
the person or event occurred.
December 22
1828:
William Wollaston, discoverer of
palladium and
rhodium, died. 1867:
Jean-Victor Poncelet, who formulated the Continuity Principle (which includes the principle of duality and the method of reciprocation), died. 1877: Swiss chemist
Raoul Pictet announced his liquefaction of oxygen. 1882: The first string of
Christmas Tree lights was created by Thomas Edison's associate, Edward H. Johnson. 1884:
St. Elmo Brady, the first black man to earn a PhD in chemistry, was born. 1894: The
United States Golf Association was formed in New York City. 1937: The
Lincoln Tunnel in New York opened to traffic. 1964: The
SR-71 Blackbird aircraft completed its maiden flight. 1968: The first U.S.
live telecast from a manned spacecraft in outer space was transmitted from Apollo 8. 1989: Berlin's famous
Brandenburg Gate re-opened for the first time in nearly three decades. 2001: Idiot
Richard Reid (Rat Boy) attempted to destroy a passenger airliner by igniting explosives hidden in his shoes.