★★★★★
China's first nuclear test
China detonates its first atomic bomb at Lop Nur, becoming the world's fifth nuclear power.
TechnologyWar· China
- 1964
- 1962★★★★★
Cuban Missile Crisis
A 13-day standoff between the United States and the Soviet Union over nuclear missiles in Cuba brings the world closest to nuclear war.
Politics· Cuba, United States, Russia - 1846★★★★★
First public demonstration of ether anaesthesia
At Massachusetts General Hospital, William Morton anaesthetises a surgical patient with ether in public, opening the era of surgical anaesthesia.
Science· United States