SEPTEMBER 7
1888: Edith Eleanor McLean is the first infant treated in an incubator, then called a "hatching cradle," at the State Emigrant Hospital on Ward's Island, N.Y. The incubator was designed by Dr. Allan M. Thomas and Dr. William C. Deming to increase the survival rates of premature babies like Edith, who weighs just 2 pounds, 7 ounces at birth.
1979: Founded by Bill Rasmussen and his son, Scott Rasmussen, the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network (ESPN) debuts on cable television. The premiere episode of SportsCenter, hosted by George Grande and Lee Leonard, is the first program aired on the new network.
1986:The Anglican Church in South Africa becomes led by Desmond Tutu.
1927:Philo Taylor Farnsworth achieves the first fully electronic television
1901:The Boxer Protocol was signed ending the Boxer Rebellion in China
1590:The first ever microscope is invented in Middelburg, Netherlands - one of the creators is a lens-maker named Hans Lippershey.
1821:The Republic of Gran Colombia established, Simon Bolivar as President
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