Today in History - 23rd of February

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What Happened On This Day – 23 February

• 1954 The first mass inoculation against polio is conducted

  Virologist Jonas Salk's vaccine is still one of the two versions used today, along with Hilary Koprowski's live polio vaccine.

• 1947 The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) begins operating

  The ISO issues standards for everything from bicycle tires to date formats.

• 1941 Glenn T. Seaborg and his team chemically identify Plutonium

  The radioactive element plays an important role as nuclear fuel or in nuclear weapons.

• 1917 The February Revolution begins in Russia

  The demonstrations and armed clashes ultimately resulted in the demise of the Russian Empire.

• 1455 The Gutenberg Bible is published

  Johannes Gutenberg's Bible edition was the first book ever printed in movable type, heralding the age of the printed book in the West

Births On This Day – 23 February

• 1983 Mido

  Egyptian footballer

• 1929 Alexy II of Moscow

  Estonian/Russian patriarch

• 1899 Erich Kästner

  German author, poet

• 1868 W. E. B. Du Bois

  American sociologist, historian, activist

• 1685 George Frideric Handel

  German/English composer

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