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James Thomson (cell biologist)
1958Dec, 20

James Thomson (cell biologist)

James Thomson, American biologist and academic
James Alexander Thomson is an American developmental biologist best known for deriving the first human embryonic stem cell line in 1998 and for deriving human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS) in 2007.

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Events on 1958

  • 13May

    Richard Nixon

    During a visit to Caracas, Venezuela, Vice President Richard Nixon's car is attacked by anti-American demonstrators.
  • 30May

    Arlington National Cemetery

    Memorial Day: The remains of two unidentified American servicemen, killed in action during World War II and the Korean War respectively, are buried at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery.
  • 16Jun

    Hungarian Revolution of 1956

    Imre Nagy, Pál Maléter and other leaders of the 1956 Hungarian Uprising are executed.
  • 18Aug

    Lolita

    Vladimir Nabokov's controversial novel Lolita is published in the United States.
  • 28Nov

    French colonial empire

    Chad, the Republic of the Congo, and Gabon become autonomous republics within the French Community.