2015 Event Water pollution in Rio de Janeiro may pose health hazards to participants in the Summer 2016 Olympics; the World Health Organization has asked the International Olympic Committee to expand its list of tested substances to protect the athletes 2015 Event Google will begin testing self-driving cars on the streets of Mountain View, California this summer; the company has tested modified versions of existing vehicles but will now test cars developed specifically for self-driving 2015 Event Teixobactin, a newly discovered antibiotic, offers hope in treating tuberculosis and infections caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria; the drug has been effective in rodent trials but has not yet been tested in humans 2014 Event Kaci Hickox, the first person held under New Jersey's new quarantine provisions for those who have worked with Ebola patients, speaks out to protest the conditions of her confinement at a local hospital; Hickox has tested negative for the virus 2014 Event As the Ebola epidemic spreads, the World Health Organization (WHO) has requested Ebola vaccine doses from GlaxoSmithKline (Glaxo); the company offered the vaccine to WHO in March, but the offer was rejected because the vaccine had not been tested on humans 2014 Event Medical worker Nancy Writebol, the second of two Americans to contract the Ebola virus in Liberia, joins Dr. Kent Brantly at Emory University Hospital for treatment; both patients are receiving an experimental drug that has not been tested on humans 2013 Event In Japan, the Nissan Leaf self-driving car completes its very first road test on the Sagami Expressway; it is the first self-driving car ever to be tested in Japan 2013 Event In China, more than 9,000 pigs were found rotting in the Huangpu river, threatening to contaminate Shanghai's drinking supply; the government said the water quality in the city tested as normal 1991 Event Pittsburgh Steelers guard Terry Long treated for an apparent suicide attempt after he learned he tested positive for steroid use 1981 Event 1st air-launched cruise missile tested 1967 Event Octagonal boxing ring is tested to avoid corner injuries 1964 Event 1st Minuteman II ICBM was tested 1962 Event 1st Lockheed A-12 is taxi tested 1959 Event World's 1st hovercraft (SR-N1) tested at Cowes England 1954 Event 1st coml jet transport plane built in U.S. tested (Boeing 707) 1954 Event 1st rocket-driven sled on rails was tested in Alamogordo, New Mexico 1947 Event 1st 4 engine jet propelled fighter plane tested, Columbus, Oh 1947 Event Convair Liner, 1st U.S. twin-engine pressurized airplane, tested 1946 Event 1st commercially designed helicopter tested, Bridgeport Connecticut 1945 Event 1st gas turbine propeller-driven airplane flight tested, Downey, California 1943 Event 1st jet fighter is tested 1937 Event 1st automobile/airplane combination tested, Santa Monica, Ca 1906 Event Vuia I aircraft built by Romanian Traja Vuia tested in France 1841 Event 1st U.S. steam fire engine tested, New York City 1790 Event Lifeboat 1st tested at sea, by Mr. Greathead, the inventor 1624 Event 1st submarine tested (London)
