December 23rd, 2009

Today in History

1982:
The Environmental Protection Agency recommends the evacuation of Times Beach, Missouri due to dangerous levels of dioxin contamination

1979:
Soviet invasion of Afghanistan: Soviet military units occupy Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan

1954:
The first human organ transplant, of a kidney, was performed by Doctors Murray and Harrison at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston.

1947:
The transistor is first demonstrated at Bell Laboratories

1913:
The Federal Reserve Act becomes law