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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.
September 15
1928: Alexander Fleming discovered
penicillin in the mold Penicillium notatum. 1940: The German Luftwaffe suffered the loss of 176 planes in the
Battle of Britain. 1941: AMP incorporated as
Aircraft Marine Products (how many people know that?). 1947: RCA released the
12AX7 vacuum tube to the market (
datasheet). 1964: The London's
Sun newspaper debuted. 1965: "
Lost in Space" premiered. 1978: German aircraft engineer
Willy Messerschmitt died. 1982: The first issue of "
USA Today" published. 2001: President George W. Bush identified Osama bin Laden as the prime suspect in the 9-11 terrorist attacks.