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September 15, 2026 · Starting event: The first Nobel Prizes are awarded in Stockholm (1901)

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1. 753 BC
   Legend

   Romulus founds the city of Rome, according to tradition

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2. 1515
   Animals

   A rhinoceros arrives in Lisbon, later made famous by Albrecht Dürer's woodcut

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3. 1570
   Maps

   Abraham Ortelius publishes Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, the first modern atlas

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4. 1686
   Birth

   Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, inventor of the Fahrenheit temperature scale, is born

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5. 1787
   Astronomy

   William Herschel discovers Titania and Oberon, two moons of Uranus

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6. 1797
   Flight

   André-Jacques Garnerin makes the first recorded parachute jump, above Paris

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7. 1815
   Birth

   Ada Lovelace, often called the first computer programmer, is born

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8. 1854
   Books

   Henry David Thoreau publishes Walden

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9. 1868
   Invention

   The world's first traffic lights are installed outside the Houses of Parliament in London

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10. 1884
    Amusement

    The Switchback Railway, the first purpose-built roller coaster, opens at Coney Island

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11. 1888
    Business

    George Eastman registers the trademark Kodak

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12. 1895
    Sport

    William G. Morgan invents "Mintonette", the game now known as volleyball

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13. 1898
    Food

    Caleb Bradham renames his soft drink "Brad's Drink" to Pepsi-Cola

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14. 1901
    AwardsStarting event

    The first Nobel Prizes are awarded in Stockholm

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15. 1908
    Cars

    The first production Ford Model T is completed in Detroit

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16. 1922
    Medicine

    Leonard Thompson becomes the first person to be injected with insulin

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17. 1939
    Film

    The Wizard of Oz premieres at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood

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18. 1946
    Space

    A camera on a V-2 rocket takes the first photograph of Earth from space

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19. 1963
    TV

    The very first episode of Doctor Who airs on the BBC

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20. 1982
    Music

    Sony releases the first commercial compact disc player, in Japan

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21. 2001
    Tech

    Apple releases the first iPod

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