1892 ⟶ Fingerprinting Officially Adopted for Criminal Identification

Fingerprinting is officially adopted for the first time.
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🧊 Little Ice Age Concludes

The Little Ice Age ends around this time.⟶
Little Ice Age Concludes (1850)
Climate ChangeEnvironmental HistoryWeatherGlobal WarmingTemperatureEcology

🔎 Fingerprinting Officially Adopted for Criminal Identification

Fingerprinting is officially adopted for the first time.⟶
Fingerprinting Officially Adopted for Criminal Identification (1892)
ForensicsCriminal JusticeLaw Enforcement
ArgentinaArgentina

⚛️ J.J. Thomson Discovers the Electron

J.J. Thomson discovers the electron in cathode rays⟶
J.J. Thomson Discovers the Electron (1897)
PhysicsParticle PhysicsAtomic TheoryJ.J. ThomsonScientific RevolutionModern ScienceDiscovery
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

💡 Einstein's Annus Mirabilis: Special Relativity, Brownian Motion, and Photoelectric Effect

Albert Einstein: theory of special relativity, explanation of Brownian motion, and photoelectric effect⟶
Einstein's Annus Mirabilis: Special Relativity, Brownian Motion, and Photoelectric Effect (1905)
PhysicsRelativityQuantum MechanicsScientific RevolutionAlbert EinsteinTheoretical PhysicsModern ScienceCosmology

🧊 NASA Records Coldest Year Since 1880

The coldest year since 1880 according to NASA.⟶
NASA Records Coldest Year Since 1880 (1908)
ClimateMeteorologyTemperatureNASA

🧬 Alec Jeffreys Develops DNA Fingerprinting

First use of DNA fingerprinting.⟶
Alec Jeffreys Develops DNA Fingerprinting (1985)
DNAGeneticsForensicsBiotechnologyCriminal JusticeMolecular Biology
United KingdomUnited Kingdom