1594: Flemish cartographer
, developer of the map projection that bears
his name, died. 1877:
became the first to liquefy oxygen. 1881:
, who discovered the effect named after him
regarding changes in the magnetic properties of metal, was born.
1895: James Dewar exhibited his new apparatus for the production
of liquefied air. 1906:
, who developed the first color commercial television
system as well as the 33-1/3 LP phonograph record, was born. 1927:
The first Model A Fords sold for $385. 1941:
ordered his fleet to Pearl Harbor. 1942: A
nuclear chain reaction
was demonstrated by
Dr. Enrico Fermi
and his staff at the University of Chicago.
1952: The first human birth was televised to public on KOA-TV. 1965:
, who headed NACA (now NASA) for seven years and
after whom the
Dryden Flight Research Center
is named, died. 1990: The first
parliamentary election was held in newly
filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.