Halloween origins: an Irish-Italian production!
As we all know, today we celebrate Halloween. What you might not know is that the Halloween tradition originated with the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, and became the festivity that we
Category: Happened Today
A day for women’s equality —
Today marks a day of celebration for women in the United States. In case you didn’t know, Congress declared August 26th as Women’s Equality Day in 1920, in recognition of the ratification
On this day in 1903, Thomas Edison raised the red flag on X-rays
Before digging into what triggered Thomas Edison’s safety concerns, a little background is required. Wilhelm Röntgen, a German mechanical engineer and physicist, discovered X-rays on
A Story of Enlightenment
In this Happened today I want to talk about an extraordinary woman, scientist, pioneer, that shook the Italian society of the 18th century. Our today’s heroine is Laura Bassi, the
On this day in 1897, Austin Bradford Hill was born—who’s that?
As a researcher hoping to develop and test interventions for individuals with language and other cognitive impairments after acquired brain damage, I think of the randomized controlled trial
On this day in 1951, Dr. Sally Ride, the first American woman to travel to space was born
Photo above by NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center 71 years ago today, Sally Ride was welcomed into the world by her parents, Joyce and Dale, who in the words of her sister, Bear,
On this day in 1941, Konrad Zuse delivered the Z3-the world’s first programmable computer
Konrad Zuse (pronounced “Zoo-sah”) was born in Berlin, Germany in 1910. He was a creative man with many different interests. In fact, Konrad was a great example of
On this day in 2003-the Human Genome Project was completed-well, almost!
April 15, 2003 marked the completion of the Human Genome Project, a landmark accomplishment for science and humankind. You might find yourself asking “What exactly is the Human Genome
