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2 things science and human progress accomplished on this date.
1886
Chemist Henri Moissan isolated elemental fluorine, taming one of the most reactive elements after decades of failed and dangerous attempts by others. The feat later earned him a Nobel Prize.
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2000
Scientists announced they had assembled a rough draft of the entire human genetic sequence. The achievement promised a new era of medicine tailored to our own biology.
Source: Wikipedia
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