Science
Birth of Linus Pauling
American scientist Linus Pauling was born on February 28, 1901, in Portland, Oregon.
Birth of Josiah W. Gibbs
Scientist Josiah Willard Gibbs was born on February 11, 1839, in New Haven, Connecticut.
National Geodetic Survey
On February 10, 1807, President Thomas Jefferson signed legislation to establish the United States Survey of the Coast, which became the US Coast and Geodetic Survey and later the National Geodetic Survey.
Mercury-Redstone 2
On January 31, 1961, Mercury-Redstone 2 launched Ham the Chimp into space.
First Light of the Hale Telescope
On January 26, 1949, the Hale Telescope at Palomar Observatory first saw light. Still in use today, the Hale telescope is one of the world’s largest optical telescopes.
First Americans Sight Antarctica
On November 17, 1820, Nathaniel Palmer and his crew became the first Americans to see Antarctica.
Birth of Benjamin Banneker
Benjamin Banneker was born on November 9, 1731, in Baltimore County, Maryland.
American Pharmaceutical Association
On October 6, 1852, the American Pharmaceutical Association (APhA) was founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Birth of Samuel P. Langley
Aviation pioneer Samuel Pierpont Langley was born on August 22, 1834, in Roxbury, Massachusetts.