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1997 Scientists in Scotland announced they succeeded in cloning an adult mammal, producing a lamb named "Dolly"
1996 Jimmy Johnson announced as new coach of Miami Dolphins 1994 1st roster of Silver Bullets, all-female pro baseball team, announced 1994 It is announced there is no smoking in Cleveland Indians new ballpark 1993 Supreme Court Justice Byron R. White announced plans to retire 1992 Microsoft announced Windows 3.1, upgrading Windows 3.0 1991 A new cancer drug is announced, which can only be found in bark of a rare tree in the Pacific Northwest 1990 East and West Germany announced that they would unite on Oct 3 1988 Russia announced it would withdraw its troops from Afghanistan 1986 Hall of Fame and Museum announced to be built in Cleveland 1986 Chunnel announced (railroad tunnel under Canal) 1985 Establishment of a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is announced 1985 Coca-Cola announced it is changing its secret flavor formula 1984 Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau announced he is stepping down 1983 U.S. announced withdrawal from UNESCO 1982 Guinon Bluford announced as 1st black astronaut 1982 Sally Ride announced as 1st woman astronaut 1981 Vaccine to prevent hoof and mouth disease announced 1980 World Health Organization announced smallpox had been eradicated 1978 French TV announced a rating of "0" for a program about an Armenian's woman's 40th birthday, (comp: Napoleanic drama-67%, Knockout-33%) 1978 At Old Timer's Game it's announced Martin will again manage Yankees 1978 James Christy's discovery of Pluto's moon Charon announced 1978 Formation of Major Indoor Soccer League announced 1975 Ronald Reagan announced candidacy for Republican nomination for president 1975 Disney EPCOT Center, Florida, plans announced 1975 President Ford announced he'll seek Republican nomination for president 1971 Development of a serum hepatitis vaccine for children announced 1970 500th nuclear explosion announced by the U.S. since 1945 1969 Isolation of single gene announced by scientists at Harvard 1968 1st pulsar announced (CP 1919 by Jocelyn Burnell at Cambridge) 1968 Discovery of 1st pulsar announced 1967 Formation of American Basketball Association is announced 1964 Plans for World Trade Center announced (New York City) 1959 AFL announced with 8 teams 1959 10 nation soccer league to play all games on New York Randalls Is, announced 1957 Soviet 7 year plan (1959-1965) announced 1957 Discovery of element 102 (Nobelium) announced 1955 1st virus crystallized (announced) 1955 Element 101, Mendelevium, announced 1955 1st pilot plant to produce man-made diamonds announced 1954 Plans to build Disneyland 1st announced 1951 1st battery to convert radioactive energy to electrical announced 1950 Phototransistor invention announced, Murray Hill, New Jersey 1950 Element 98 (Californium) announced 1948 U.S. announced a study to launch an Earth satellite 1948 Transistor as a substitute for Radio tubes announced, Bell Labs 1947 BF Goodrich announced the development of tubeless tire in Akron, Ohio 1945 Truman announced atomic bomb secret shared with Britain and Canada 1944 2,500 women trample guards and floorwalkers to purchase 1,500 alarm clocks announced for sale in a Chicago, Illinois department store 1940 Discovery of element 93, neptunium, announced 1939 Germany and Italy announced an alliance known as the Rome-Berlin Axis 1937 Isolation of pituitary hormone announced (Yale University) 1935 1st radio tube made of metal announced, Schenectady, New York 1933 1st major league All-Star Game announced for July 6 at Comiskey Park It will be played as part of the Chicago World's Fair 1932 Yellow fever vaccine for humans announced 1931 Identification of heavy water publicly announced, HC Urey 1922 Ursula Howells, London, actress, Girly, Murder is Announced 1912 Camp Fire Girls organization announced by Mrs. Luther Halsey Gulick 1903 New bicycle race "Tour de France" announced 1894 Vaccine for diphtheria announced by Dr. Roux of Paris 1839 Daguerrotype photo process announced at French Academy of Science 1820 U.S. population announced at 9,638,453 (1,771,656 blacks (18.4%)) 1776 Declaration of Independence announced on front page of "Pennsylvania Evening Gazette" |
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