🔬 Jonas Salk announces his polio vaccine (1953)
Where: Pittsburgh, USA
📅 On This Day: March 26
March 26, 1953: Jonas Salk announces his polio vaccine. On 26 March 1953, Dr Jonas Salk of Pittsburgh, USA, went on the radio to announce that his polio vaccine had worked in a small test. The vaccine went on to protect huge numbers of children from polio. He chose not to patent it to make money.
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🧠 Question of the day
How did Salk announce the news?
- By carrier pigeon
- On the radio
- With fireworks
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Answer: On the radio
Questions
What happened on March 26?
March 26, 1953: Jonas Salk announces his polio vaccine. It happened in Pittsburgh, USA.
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