Dr. Benjamin Rush
A Founding Father of the United States
Signer of The Declaration of Independence
Ratifier of The U.S. Constitution, Treasurer of The U.S. Mint
Father of Public Schools Under The Constitution
Surgeon General of The Continental Army
Father of American Medicine
Signer of The Declaration of Independence
Ratifier of The U.S. Constitution, Treasurer of The U.S. Mint
Father of Public Schools Under The Constitution
Surgeon General of The Continental Army
Father of American Medicine
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Benjamin Rush (December 24, 1745 – April 19, 1813) was a Founding Father of the United States. Rush lived in the state of Pennsylvania and was a physician, writer, educator, humanitarian, as well as the founder of Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Rush signed the Declaration of Independence and attended the Continental Congress. » Full Bio
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World War II - November 8, 1939
World War II - November 8, 1939
Hitler Survives Assassination Attempt
On this day in 1939, on the 16th anniversary of Hitler's Beer Hall Putsch, a bomb explodes just after Hitler has finished giving a speech. He was unharmed.
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While it seems certain that Elser did plant the bomb, who the instigators were—German military or British intelligence—remains unclear. All three "official" conspirators spent the war in Sachsenhausen concentration camp (Elser was murdered by the Gestapo on April 16, 1945—so he could never tell his story). Hitler dared not risk a public trial, as there were just too many holes in the "official" story. » Full Article
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German scientist discovers X-rays
German scientist discovers X-rays
On this day in 1895, physicist Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen (1845-1923) becomes the first person to observe X-rays, a significant scientific advancement that would ultimately benefit a variety of fields, most of all medicine, by making the invisible visible. Rontgen's discovery occurred accidentally in his Wurzburg, Germany, lab, where he was testing whether cathode rays could pass through glass when he noticed a glow coming from a nearby chemically coated screen. He dubbed the rays that caused this glow X-rays because of their unknown nature. » Full Article
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