Michelle Carr Crowe’s Five Fascinating Facts From Sept. 28

Michelle Carr Crowe’s Five Fascinating Facts From Sept. 28

By Cupertino real estate agent Michelle Carr Crowe

Do you enjoy learning? I do! When enjoying a break from selling houses in San Jose, Cupertino and Santa Clara, Calif., I love learning new facts. Here are five interesting news items from this date in history, September 28, courtesy of Wikipedia. 

·         1928 – The U.K. Parliament passes the Dangerous Drugs Act outlawing cannabis.

·         1928 – Sir Alexander Fleming notices a bacteria-killing mold growing in his laboratory, discovering what later became known as penicillin.

·         1951 – CBS makes the first color television sets available for sale to the general public. However, the product is discontinued after less than a month.

·         1963 - Whaam!, pop artist Roy Lichtenstein's most important work, debuted at an exhibition held at the Leo Castelli Gallery.

·         2008 – SpaceX launches the first private spacecraft, the Falcon 1 into orbit.

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