2015 Event The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is banning artificial trans fats from all foods and beverages; the ban will go into effect in 2018 2012 Event The National Zoo in Washington, D.C., announces a successful artificial insemination as Mei Xiang gives birth to her second giant panda cub 2011 Event Washington State University researchers develop an artificial bone 'scaffold' which uses 3D printers to print replacement bone tissue for injured patients 2010 Event Scientists at the Craig J. Venter Institute announce they have successfully created the world's first artificial lifeform by transplanting a synthesized genome into an existing cell 1989 Death Charles A Hufnagel, doc (artificial heart valve pioneer), dies at 72 1988 Event IBM introduces software for artificial intelligence 1986 Death William J Schroeder, (longest-survivor with permanent artificial) heart, dies at 54, after 620 days with Jarvik VII man-made pump) 1986 Death Murray P Haydon, artificial heart recipient, dies in Louisville at 59 1986 Event Mary Lund of Minn, is 1st female recipient of an artificial heart 1985 Event Mary Lund is 1st woman to receive a Jarvik VII artificial heart 1985 Event Jack C Burcham is 5th to receive "Jarvik 7" permanent artificial heart 1985 Event William Schroeder is 1st artificial heart patient to leave hospital He spent 15 minutes outside Humana Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky 1985 Event 3rd person to receive an artificial heart (Murray Haydon) 1984 Event Artificial heart recipient William Schroeder suffers 1st stroke 1984 Event William Schroeder, is 2nd to receive Jarvik-7 artificial heart 1982 Event 1st permanent artificial heart successfully implanted (University of Utah) in retired dentist Barney Clark; lived 112 days with Jarvic-7 heart 1982 Event Dentist Barney B Clark gets 1st artificial heart 1980 Death Jersey calf, lived 222 days with an artificial heart 1979 Event U.S.'s 1st artificial blood transfusion occurs at University of Minnesota Hospital 1970 Event Scientists perform 1st artificial synthesis of a live cell 1970 Event 1st artificial gene synthesized 1969 Event Federal government bans use of cyclamates artificial sweeteners 1969 Death Philip Blaiberg, after 19 months with artificial heart, dies 1969 Event Denton Cooley implanted 1st temporary artificial heart 1968 Event Pope Paul VI, in an encyclical entitled "Humanae Vitae" (Of Human Life), declares any artificial forms of birth control prohibited 1959 Event U.S. Pioneer IV misses Moon and becomes 2nd (U.S. 1st) artificial planet 1958 Event U.S. launches their 1st artificial satellite, Explorer 1 1957 Event U.S.S.R. launches Sputnik I, 1st artificial Earth satellite 1951 Event Professor Youngblood demonstrates artificial heart in Paris 1951 Event Jongbloed in Paris demonstrates artificial heart 1951 Event "La Vie Commence Demain," which depicted artificial insemination and is the 1st X-rated movie, opened in London 1946 Event 1st artificial snow produced from a natural cloud, Mount Greylock, MA 1946 Birthday Robert Jarvik, surgeon/inventor, Jarvik 7 artificial heart 1939 Event 1st animal conceived by artificial insemination (rabbit) displayed 1932 Event 1st demonstration of artificial lightning Pittsfield Mass 1923 Birthday Joseph Wiezenbaum, artificial intelligence pioneer 1921 Birthday Barney Clark, 1st to receive a permanent artificial heart 1920 Event 1st artificial rabbit used at a dog race track in Emeryville, California 1917 Event 1st NHL game played on artificial ice (Toronto) 1911 Birthday Willem J. Kolff, Dutch/U.S. internist/inventor, Artificial Kidney 1908 Birthday Michael E DeBakey, artificial heart pioneer 1879 Event Constantine Fahlberg discovers saccharin the artificial sweetener 1879 Event 1st artificial ice rink in North America (Madison Square Garden, New York City) 1846 Event Benjamin Palmer patents artificial leg 1838 Birthday William Perkin, inventor, 1st artificial dye 1822 Event Charles Graham of New York patents artificial teeth 1656 Event Artificial pearls 1st manufactured by M Jacquin in Paris made of gypsum pellets covered with fish scales
