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Chicago Pile-1 ( CP-1) was the world's first artificial nuclear reactor. On 2 December 1942, the first human-made self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction was initiated in CP-1 during an experiment led by Enrico Fermi. The secret development of the reactor was the first major technical achievement for the Manhattan Project, the Allied effort to ...
2015 (Wednesday) 2014 (Tuesday) December 2 is the 336th day of the year (337th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 29 days remain until the end of the year.
Early life and career of Barack Obama. Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States, was born on August 4, 1961, in Honolulu, Hawaii [ 1] to Barack Obama, Sr. (1936–1982) (born in Oriang' Kogelo of Rachuonyo North District, [ 2] Kenya) and Stanley Ann Dunham, known as Ann (1942–1995) (born in Wichita, Kansas, United States).
Chicago was formed under the name The Big Thing on February 15, 1967, with the original lineup comprising guitarist and vocalist Terry Kath, keyboardist and vocalist Robert Lamm, drummer Danny Seraphine, saxophonist Walter Parazaider, trumpeter Lee Loughnane and trombonist James Pankow. [ 1 ] In December, bassist Peter Cetera was added to the ...
Robert Sengstacke Abbott (December 24, 1870 – February 29, 1940) [ 4 ] was an American lawyer, newspaper publisher and editor. Abbott founded The Chicago Defender in 1905, which grew to have the highest circulation of any black-owned newspaper in the country. Abbott founded the Bud Billiken Parade and Picnic in August 1929.
His 90th birthday is getting special recognition with a star-studded concert, airing on Sunday, December 17, at 8 p.m. EST/7 p.m. CST. It will also be available to stream on Paramount+.
Meyer Lansky (born Maier Suchowljansky; [1] July 4, 1902 – January 15, 1983), known as the "Mob's Accountant", was an American organized crime figure who, along with his associate Charles "Lucky" Luciano, was instrumental in the development of the National Crime Syndicate in the United States.
18 February 1838 – Ernst Mach 's birthday. 11 February 1847 – Thomas Edison 's birthday. 23 February 1855 – Carl Friedrich Gauss 's death. 22 February 1875 – Heinrich Hertz 's birthday. 28 February 1901 – Linus Pauling 's birthday.