1990
The first web browser. Tim Berners-Lee introduced WorldWideWeb, the first web browser and editor, a key step in creating the World Wide Web.
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25 December in history.
5 moments from 1758 to 2021: discovery, creativity and courage, each with a source to read more.
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1758
Halley's Comet returns, as predicted
Johann Georg Palitzsch spotted the comet Edmond Halley had predicted would return, the first time a comet's return was predicted.
Wikipedia: Halley's CometWikipedia: Edmond Halley
Photo: NASA/W. Liller / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)
1809
A pioneering operation
American doctor Ephraim McDowell performed the world's first removal of an ovarian tumour.
Photo: P. H. Davenport / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)
1815
The Handel and Haydn Society's first concert
The Handel and Haydn Society, the oldest continuously performing arts organisation in the United States, gave its first performance.
Wikipedia: Handel and Haydn Society
Photo: Original: Handel and Haydn Society Vectorization: SweetCanadianMullet / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)
2021
The James Webb Space Telescope launches
The James Webb Space Telescope was launched, on its way to study the earliest galaxies in the universe.
Wikipedia: James Webb Space Telescope
Photo: NASA / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)
Moments chosen for discovery, creativity and courage. Each one links to a source where you can read more; photos are credited to their owners.