2011 Event Iran announces it has installed faster nuclear centrifuges to enrich uranium 2010 Event China announces its plan to use its own uranium resources to meet growing demands for nuclear power 2010 Event Iranian President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, commands Iran's atomic agency to start enriching uranium at a higher level 2009 Event North Korea claims it has entered the final phase of uranium enrichment, tells the United Nations it is open to dialogue 2003 Event In his State of the Union address, President George W. Bush stated that Saddam Hussein had tried to acquire 'significant quantities of uranium from Africa' (a claim substantiated only by forged documents) 1982 Death Tina Carver, actress (Inside Detroit, Uranium Boom), dies at 58 1949 Event Uranium mine explosions in East Germany kills 3,700 1948 Event Columbia U reports discovery of uranium in Belgian Congo 1942 Event Werner Heisenberger informs nazis about uranium project "Wunderwaffen" 1939 Event Uranium atom 1st split, Columbia University 1817 Death Martin H Klaproth, German chemist (uranium), dies at 73 1743 Birthday Martin H Klaproth, German chemist, uranium
