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2008 Martin Peake, 2nd Viscount Ingleby, businessman, nobleman, son of Osbert Peake, paralyzed from polio, contributed to the 1970 Disabled Persons Act, dies
1995 Jonas Salk, biologist (Polio vaccine), dies of heart failure 1993 Albert Sabin, physician (oral polio vaccine), dies at 86 1966 Polio vaccination becomes obligatory in Belgium 1956 Dr. Albert Sabin discovers oral polio vaccine 1955 Clarton-Schwerdt and Schaffer discover polio virus 1955 Salk polio vaccine safe and effective; 4 billion dimes marched 1955 Dr. Jonas Salk successfully tests Polio vaccine 1953 Dr. Jonas Salk announces vaccine to prevent polio 1938 March of Dimes established to fight polio 1926 Martin Peake, born in England, 2nd Viscount Ingleby, businessman, nobleman, son of Osbert Peake, paralyzed from polio, contributed to the 1970 Disabled Persons Act 1921 Franklin D. Roosevelt stricken with polio at summer home on Canadian Is of Campobello 1914 Jonas Salk, New York City, medical reseacher, polio vaccine 1906 Albert B Sabin, Russia, U.S. microbiologist, oral polio vaccine |
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