Today in History: 1899 The painkiller Asprin is registered as a trademark
Italian painter and sculptor, Michelangelo was born on this day in 1475.
1899 The painkiller Asprin is registered as a trademark
Acetylsalicylic acid was first isolated in 1897 by German chemist Felix Hoffmann. Today, the medication is sold by Bayer and is on the World Health Organization’s list of essential medicines.
1970 – England Rabies Scare
The British government announces an indefinite ban on the importation of domestic pets following a pet dog imported from Pakistan dying from Rabies. Britain is one of the few countries in the world where rabies has not entered the wild animal population and cases of rabies are not often seen.
2009 – Two ‘Mafia cops’ are sentenced to life in New York
Two former police officers have been sentenced to life in prison on being convicted of eight murders in New York. Stephen Carapacca, 67, and Louis Eppolito, 61, were secretly on the payroll of New York’s Lucchese Family the court found. Convicted in 2006, their sentences have been delayed. There is no possibility of early release. They are said to have earned $4,000 a month on the payroll of Luchese underboss Anthony (Gaspipe) Casso, and had orchestrated the murders as well as passed along confidential police information.
2012 – Three-Year-Old McNugget Sells for $8,100 on eBay
A woman from Nebraska has sold a three year old McNugget for a total of $8,100 on the internet auction website eBay. The woman claimed that the McNugget resembled George Washington and that she wanted to sell it to raise money to send children to a summer camp. The auction site eased its rules on selling expired food for the woman so that she could raise money to support her cause.
