The Middletown Press (Middletown, CT)
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On May 14, 1796
English physician Edward Jenner inoculated 8-year-old James Phipps against smallpox by using cowpox matter.
ON THIS DATE 1961
Freedom Riders were attacked by violent mobs in Anniston and Birmingham, Alabama.
1998
The hit sitcom “Seinfeld” aired its final episode after nine years on NBC.
2001
The Supreme Court ruled 8-0 that there is no exception in federal law for people to use marijuana for medical purposes.
2020
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned doctors about a serious rare inflammatory condition in children linked with the coronavirus.