National Airborne Day August 16th is National Airborne Day. In 2001 then President George W. Bush chose this day to recognize, past, present and future Airborne soldiers. The day also commemorates the first use of American paratroopers in combat on August 16, 1942. History August 13 – August 16, 1940 Fort Benning, Georgia, “a platoon of Soldiers completed four days of parachute … [Read more...]
This Week In History: Louis Pasteur
This Week In History: On July 6, 1885 Louis Pasteur successfully tested his rabies vaccine on Joseph Meister: a nine year old boy attacked by a rabid dog. Because of Louis Pasteur’s vaccine Joseph didn’t contract rabies which would have otherwise been fatal. Louis Pasteur And His Study Of Bacteria Louis Pasteur, a French chemist and biologist, began closely studying bacteria while … [Read more...]
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