Today in Science (0805)
Events
1858 – Cyrus West Field and others complete the first transatlantic telegraph cable after several unsuccessful attempts.
1969 – Mariner program: Mariner 7 makes its closest fly-by of Mars (3,524 kilometers).
Births
1930 – Neil Armstrong, astronaut and first human to stand on the Moon.
Deaths
1880 – Ferdinand Ritter von Hebra, Austrian physician
1957 – Heinrich Otto Wieland, German chemist, Nobel Prize Laureate
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