October 13th, 2008

Today in History

2003:
The Public Library of Science commences publication of an open-access scientific journal, PLoS Biology.

1976:
The first electron micrograph of an Ebola viral particle was obtained by Dr. F.A. Murphy, now at U.C. Davis, who was then working at the C.D.C..

1946:
France adopts the constitution of the Fourth Republic.

1944:
World War II: Riga, the capital of Latvia, is liberated by the Red Army

1918:
Talaat Pasha and the Young Turk (C.U.P.) ministry resign and sign an armistice, ending Ottoman participation in World War I