TV Guide: Jonas Salk

Video: This Day In History: 02/23/1945 - US Flag Raised on Iwo Jima

History — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500

This Day in History, February 23rd. The U.S. flag was raised at Iwo Jima on Mt. Suribachi, the Alamo siege began, Jonas Salk discovered the polio vaccine, and a sheep named Dolly was cloned at the Roslin Institute in our History video recap.

Video: This Day in History: 03/26/1979 - Peace Agreement Signed

History — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Russell Mitchell recaps for us the major historical events that occurred on March 26th in this video clip from This Day in History. On this day a peace treaty was signed that ended three decades of war between Egypt and Israel.

Video: Eisenhower on the Salk Polio Vaccine

History — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500

On March 26, 1953, American medical researcher Dr. Jonas Salk reported that he had successfully tested a vaccine against poliomyelitis.

Video: This Day In History: 04/26/1986 - Disaster at Chernobyl

History — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500

This Day in History, April 26th. The polio vaccine by Jonas Salk begins human testing, Captain John Smith lands in Jamestown, Lucy from I Love Lucy dies, and the Treasury unveils a new $50 bill in our April 26th - This Day in History video recap.

Video: On This Day: March 26

iVillage — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Jonas Salk announced he had discovered a vaccine for Polio, and Diana Ross, T.R. Knight and Kiera Knightely were born.