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List of historical events
Richard Walker discovered Epimetheus
One of Saturn’s 150 natural satellites or moons, Epimetheus, shared its orbit with another moon, Janus in 1966. Saturn’s largest moon is Titan, which is the only natural satellite in the Solar System with an atmosphere.
World’s first communication satellite was launched
A product of a highly secretive project, SCORE (Signal Communications by Orbiting Relay Equipment) was launched aboard the Atlas rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Once in orbit, it relayed the first message sent to Earth from space – a short statement by American President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Discovery of the Piltdown Man was announced
The announcement by British archeologist Charles Dawson at a conference of the Geological Society of London was received with very little skepticism in the field of paleoanthropology. Piltdown Man, hailed as a human ancestor, exposed as 1953 hoax; orangutan jawbones and human cranium cleverly combined deception.
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The Nutcracker made its debut in St. Petersburg, Russia
The two-part ballet was inspired by German author Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann’s novella The Nutcracker and the Mouse King. Even though the ballet’s score was composed by the famous Russian composer, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, it did not get good reviews. It was only in the mid-20th century, that The Nutcracker gained popularity among theater goers, especially during Christmas time in the United States.
US abolished slavery
The US secretary of state proclaimed the adoption of the 13th Amendment, officially bringing it into force in 1865. The first of the 3 Reconstruction Amendments, the 13th Amendment abolished slavery and involuntary servitude. The 14th Amendment granted citizenship rights and equal protection, the 15th Amendment protected voting rights regardless of race or servitude.
