today in history

1796: Edward Jenner tested the first successful smallpox vaccine.

1804: Meriwether Lewis and William Clark and their Corps of Discovery left St. Louis on their epic voyage to explore the lands between the Mississippi River and the Pacific Ocean.

1948: David Ben-Gurion proclaimed the creation of the State of Israel.

1955: The Warsaw Pact was formed, comprised of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and its satellite nations.

1973: NASA launched SkyLab, the first space station established by the United States.

2008: Jay has his first date in nearly ten years.