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FEBRUARY 23
On October 28, 1914, Jonas Salk was born in New York City. His original plan was to study law, but became fascinated with medical science. In the 1940s, Dr. Salk began looking for a cure against polio. On February 23, 1954, children at Arsenal Elementary School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, received the first polio vaccine.
QUIZ
Who was the most famous victim of polio in the 1920s?
Yesterday’s Quiz
Q. Who placed third in the first Daytona 500?
A. Charley Griffith
Thanks to blogposter01 for giving me the correct answer. After re-checking my sources, I found that I misread the article and my answer was incorrect. Joe Weatherly was in the photo-finish, but wasn’t on his last lap when Petty took the checked flag.
Historically Yours, originally a weekly column about the American Civil War, will now cover anything American from 1492 to present day, through this blog.
