1942
Saved by penicillin. Anne Miller, gravely ill with an infection, became the first American patient treated with penicillin. She recovered and lived to be 90.
Wikipedia: PenicillinPhoto: Yikrazuul / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)
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14 March in history.
5 moments from 1663 to 1995: discovery, creativity and courage, each with a source to read more.
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1663
A book on the power of empty space
Otto von Guericke finished his book on his experiments with vacuums, including the famous test where teams of horses could not pull apart two metal half-spheres.
Wikipedia: Otto von GuerickeWikipedia: Magdeburg hemispheres
Photo: Gaspar Schott / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)
1864
Rossini's "last sin"
Decades after he stopped writing operas, Gioachino Rossini had his Petite messe solennelle performed in Paris, a mass he joked was one of the "sins of old age".
Wikipedia: Petite messe solennelleWikipedia: Gioachino Rossini
Photo: uncredited / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)
1885
The Mikado opens
Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera opened at the Savoy Theatre in London and became their most performed work.
Wikipedia: The MikadoWikipedia: Gilbert and Sullivan
Photo: John Hassall / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)
1995
An American on a Russian rocket
Astronaut Norman Thagard flew to the Mir space station aboard a Russian Soyuz, the first American to launch to space on a Russian rocket.
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.