History Schmistory: August 1. Breathe, durn-it!
Monday, August 1, 2022
1774: Oxygen is ‘discovered’ by Britain’s Sir Joseph Priestly, and given a symbol (O), though most refer to it as “the substance formerly known as air.”
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