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15 July in history.

5 moments from 1799 to 2012: discovery, creativity and courage, each with a source to read more.

5 moments

The Rosetta Stone in the British Museum

1799

The Rosetta Stone is found. French soldiers digging near the town of Rashid in Egypt found a stone with the same text in three scripts. It became the key to reading hieroglyphs.

Wikipedia: Rosetta Stone

Photo: Hans Hillewaert / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

More from 15 July

  1. Alois Alzheimer

    1910

    Alzheimer's disease gets its name

    Psychiatrist Emil Kraepelin named a form of dementia after his colleague Alois Alzheimer, who first described it.

    Wikipedia: Alzheimer's diseaseWikipedia: Alois Alzheimer

    Photo: Unknown author / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  2. Catalog #: BIOB00402 Last Name: Boeing First Name: William E Notes: Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive

    1916

    Boeing begins

    William Boeing and George Westervelt started an aeroplane company in Seattle that became Boeing.

    Wikipedia: BoeingWikipedia: William E. Boeing

    Photo: San Diego Air & Space Museum Archives / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  3. Transparent version of NES console

    1983

    The Famicom

    Nintendo launched the Family Computer in Japan. Outside Japan it became the Nintendo Entertainment System.

    Wikipedia: Nintendo Entertainment System

    Photo: Evan-Amos / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  4. Crossing between Teheran-ro and Yeongdong-daero in Gangnam, Seoul

    2012

    Gangnam Style

    South Korean singer Psy released "Gangnam Style". Its video became the first on YouTube to pass a billion views.

    Wikipedia: Gangnam StyleWikipedia: Psy

    Photo: kallerna / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 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.