These scientists publish ‘Molecular Structure of Nucleic Acids: A Structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid’, which describes the double helix structure of DNA. 1953
Francis Crick & James Watson
78.7%
Albert Einstein & Arthur Eddington
4.6%
Pierre Curie & Marie Curie
7.3%
John Smith & Henry Jones
6.5%
This American actor, who starred in ‘The Godfather’ and ‘Scarface’, is born. 1940
Al Pacino
74.6%
Robert De Niro
10.3%
Marlon Brando
13.2%
James Caan
1.3%
New York becomes the first US state to require these on automobiles. 1901
License Plates
62.9%
Windshield Wipers
8.7%
Brakes
9.5%
Lights
18.9%
______ troops meet in Torgau along the River Elbe, cutting the forces of Nazi Germany in two, a milestone in the approaching end of World War II in Europe. 1945
Soviet & US
54.9%
British & French
10.5%
British & US
29.5%
Canadian & French
3.1%
The Saint Lawrence Seaway, linking the ______ and the Atlantic Ocean, officially opens to shipping. 1959
Great Lakes
54.4%
Pacific Ocean
11.6%
Hudson Bay
27.8%
Columbia River
2.8%
A massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake, sometimes called the Gorkha Earthquake, strikes in this country. 2015
Nepal
53.4%
Chile
27.4%
Mexico
7.5%
Italy
7.5%
This 5-time NBA champion, from Saint Croix in the US Virgin Islands, is born. 1976
Tim Duncan
48.8%
Derek Fisher
10.3%
Scottie Pippen
30.1%
Robert Horry
6.9%
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