Every day is a historic day, as this column will attest. In the world of science, what has happened on this day? Here’s just a glimpse of some of the milestones, big and small, that have occurred on this date. To start things off, here’s a little quiz: What common item found in any toolbox, was patented by Solymon Merrick on August 17 in 1835?
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