5 moments from 1635 to 2009: discovery, creativity and courage, each with a source to read more.
5 moments
2005
Photo: Lyles BBQ, Smile and Learn - English, The Flat Top King (previous screenshot: yumyotta) / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)
1635
Boston Latin School was founded. It is the oldest school still running in the United States.
Wikipedia: Boston Latin School
Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
1954
Batting for the Milwaukee Braves, Hank Aaron hit his first major league home run. By the end of his career he had 755.
Photo: Unknown author / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)
1982
Sinclair Research launched the ZX Spectrum, a small colour home computer. It became Britain's best-selling computer and started many careers in games.
Photo: Bill Bertram / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.5)
2009
A gamma-ray burst was detected from an exploding star so far away that its light had travelled more than 13 billion years.
Photo: International Gemini Observatory/ NSF /AURA, D. Fox and A. Cucchiara (Penn State Univ.)… / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0)
Moments chosen for discovery, creativity and courage. Each one links to a source where you can read more; photos are credited to their owners.
