Ether was used as an anesthetic for the first time, by American surgeon Crawford Long, in Athens, Georgia.
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The idea of the Big Bang Theory being the creation of the universe was supported by scientists.
Dr. Robert Koch discovered Mycobacterium Tuberculosis which is bacteria that causes tuberculosis (TB).
The first draft of the human genome was published in Nature Magazine.
The Girl Scouts of the USA was founded.
The first successful administration of insulin to treat diabetes was given to 14-year-old Leonard Thompson.
