From 2018 to 1680 many things have happened. During those times there are many different events and plans to be discovered. Throwback Thursday is an example of these events and plans throughout the years.
2018:
According to Fact Site, The discovery of an Earth- like planet 3.2 times bigger than our world was announced.
2016:
According to Fact Site, A 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit Kaikóura, New Zealand. There were two fatalities, with 57 injured. The earthquake was the second largest on record in New Zealand.
1983:
According to BillyBirthday.com, The scottish coastal town of Fraserburgh witnessed Britain’s worst storm. When it was hit by a tornado with winds reaching up to 142 miles per hour.
1970:
According to history.com, A chartered jet carrying most of the Marshall University football team clips a strand of trees and crashes into a hillside just two miles from the Tri- State airport in Kenova, West Virginia, killing everyone on board.
1968:
According to FactSite, Dr. Fritz Derom performed a successful single-lung transplantation on patient Aloïs Vereecken at the University Hospital in Ghent, Belgium. This was the first successful lung transplant to take place in Europe.
1960:
According to History.com, a court order mandating the desegregation of schools comes into effect in New Orleans.
1889:
According to FactSite, Nellie Bly, a pioneering female journalist, embarked on a trip to travel around the world in less than 80 days. Bly successfully completed the trip in just 72 days.
1856:
According to Onthisday.com, American Gail Borden is issued a patent for technology related to his invention of condensed milk.
1834:
According to Onthisday.com, William Thomsan, later scientist Lord Kelvin, entered Glasgow University at just 10 years 4 months.
1680:
According to Fact Site, German astronomer Gottfried Kirch discovered the Great Comet of 1680, the first comer sighted using a telescope.