1885CE
Science
Pasteur Tests Rabies Vaccine
French chemist Louis Pasteur successfully tests his rabies vaccine on a human. He administered it to nine-year-old Joseph Meister, who had been severely bitten by a rabid dog, saving the boy's life.
French chemist Louis Pasteur successfully tests his rabies vaccine on a human. He administered it to nine-year-old Joseph Meister, who had been severely bitten by a rabid dog, saving the boy's life.
The 14th and current Dalai Lama, the highest spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism. He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989 for his nonviolent struggle for the liberation of Tibet and is one of the world's most influential spiritual figures.
Anne Frank and her family go into hiding in a secret annex above her father's office in Amsterdam. They were attempting to escape persecution during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands during World War II.