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Marie Curie was born.
Marie Curie was born on November 7, 1867 to Wlodislaw and Bronislava Bogus Sklodowaska. She was born the youngest of 5 children. Marie Curie's birth name was Maria Salomea Skłodowska. She was born in Warsaw, Poland.
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Louis May Alcott's book "Little Women" is published.
"Little Women" was written in 1868 by Louis May Alcott in Concord, Massachuetts. The book was published on September 30, 1868. "Little Women" is about young women and was an instand success with the people. Author Louis May Alcott became very involved in supporting women after this book was written.
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Civil War in Spain.
The third Carlist War or third Civil War in Spain began in 1872. it started due to the rejecting the proclamation of Amadeus of Savoy as king. But the war didn't end until 1876 when Estella was conquered by the government's regiment. -
First Impressionist exhibit.
Impressionism is defined as a literary or artistic style that seeks to capture a feeling or experience rather than to achieve accurate depiction. Impressionism art was the first modern movmenet in art. The art showecd little specks of life to the people veiwing it.
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Curie took a job as governess.
the dictionary descries a governess a woman who is employed to take charge of a child's upbringing and education. Marie took pride in teaching loacl chilren, something that could've gotten her in a lot of trouble. After falling in love with they oldest son of the family she was working for, Marie Curie took a posistiion as a governess for a scientist. This is where she first started her experiences.
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Started at the University of Paris.
After completeing secondary school with honors in 1883, Marie Curie wanted to move on. She was denied being allowed to attened college after she finished school. Marie Curie moved to Paris to leave hospitality. Curie started to attend the University of Paris. -
Obtained a degree in physics.
Physics is the study of nature and properties of matter and energy. Marie used this degree to do many things. The developement of radium for examnple came from tis degree.
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Became a research scientist.
In 1895 Marie Curie became a research scientist. She also married her husband Pierre Curie. Together Marie and Pierre Curie discovered radioactivity.
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Received a Nobel Prize in physics.
In 1903 Marie Curie won a shared Nobel Prize in physics with Henri Becquerel and Pierre Currie, due to their work on the development of radioactivity. She became the first female to receive this prestigise award. The three used their prize money to continue their research.
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Pierre died.
In 1906 Marie Curie's husband, Pierre died. She was then able to succeed him as a professor of physics at the University of Paris.
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Recieved a Nobel Prize in chemisty.
In 1903 Curie was the first female to win a Nobel prize, but in 1911 she became the first person to win two Nobel Prizes. This second Nobel Prize was received alone, but she credited her husband in her accetance speech. This Nobel Prize was rewarded to her for her discoveries of radium and polonium.
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"Little Curies" developed.
World War I broke out in 1914. Curie devoted herself to helping during the war. Her portable X-ray machaines or "Little Curies" were used to dave many lives in the war. Marie Curie became a celebrity to the people and used her support to help gain money to establish a radium research institute. -
World War I begins.
World War I began in 1914 with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. During the conflict, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire went against Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, Romania, Japan and the United States. The war ultimatley ended in 1918 with a victory for the Allied Powers. -
Cooperstown site opened.
In 1920 the original site of Cooperstown, New York was opened. Since then the site has been updated to how many baseball players know it today. Every year Doubleday field hosts hundreds of baseball gmaes, ranging in all ages. (Grun 479) -
The Great Depression begins.
On October 4, 1929 the United States stock market crashed. The economy reached it's lowest of lows in 1933 leaving many people unemployed. The economy hadn't begun to be restored until 1942. -
Marie Curie died.
On July 4, 1934 Marie Curie died in Savory, France. Her death was caused by the affects of her research on radiation. Tis was the first time we saw what constant exposure of radiation to a person could do.
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