1725
Activism
Birth in Berthelsdorf, Saxony
Henrietta Benigna Justine Zinzendorf was born in Berthelsdorf, Saxony, into the Moravian Pietist community led by her father, Count Nicolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf.
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28December
19 indexed achievements across recorded history.
1789
1794
Science
Birth of Nancy Maria Donaldson Johnson
Nancy Maria Donaldson Johnson was born in New York, U.S., destined to become a pioneering inventor.
View details1886
Science
Patent grant for Dish Washing Machine (US 355,139)
On Dec 28, 1886, U.S. Patent No. 355,139 was granted to Josephine Cochrane for her groundbreaking “Dish Washing Machine.”
View details1895
Literature
Birth of Carol Ryrie Brink
Carol Ryrie Brink was born in Moscow, Idaho, on December 28, 1895.
View details1895
Arts
Broadway debut in The Widow Jones
May Irwin appeared in the Broadway production of The Widow Jones.
View details1919
Literature
Emily Cheney Neville's birthday
Emily Cheney Neville was born on December 28, 1919, in Manchester, Connecticut.
View details1920
Science
Life-changing visit to Daugherty Field air meet
Attended an aerial meet in Long Beach and booked a 10-minute flight with pilot Frank Hawks that ignited her passion for flying.
View details1926
1941
Medicine
Captured as POW
Ruby Bradley was captured and interned as a POW on December 28, 1941.
View details1967
Politics
First woman member of the NYSE
Siebert becomes the first woman to own a seat on the NYSE, revolutionizing the finance industry.
View details1967
Activism
Death of Katharine Dexter McCormick
Katharine Dexter McCormick passed away in Boston, Massachusetts.
View details1974
Science
"Angie Baby" reaches No. 1, Reddy's third US chart-topper
"Angie Baby" hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, Reddy's third US number-one in three consecutive years, an Australian first.
View details1981
Medicine
Birth as the first IVF baby born in the United States
Born at 7:46 a.m. at Norfolk General Hospital, Virginia, as the first child in the U.S. conceived through in vitro fertilization.
View details1993
Activism
Public appeal for compensation for radiation experiment victims
O'Leary publicly appealed to the U.S. government to consider compensating individuals harmed by government-sponsored ionizing radiation studies from 1940-1970s.
View details2004
Literature
Death of Susan Sontag
Susan Sontag died in New York City from complications of acute myelogenous leukemia.
View details2021
Literature
Publication of memoir 'Under the Microscope'
Published her memoir 'Under the Microscope' on the 40th anniversary of her birth, reflecting on life as America's first IVF baby.
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Medicine
40th anniversary of first U.S. IVF birth celebrated
Fertility clinics and media outlets marked the 40th anniversary of Carr's historic birth as America's first IVF baby.
View details2021
Medicine
Wrote 40th-anniversary reflection on IVF milestones
Authored an article marking 40 years since the first U.S. IVF birth, discussing new global IVF milestones alongside her own story.
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