Bacteriologist Waldemar Haffkine tests a bubonic plague vaccine on himself - January 10th, 1897

On this day in 1897, Ukrainian scientist Waldemar Haffkine injected himself with a vaccine he created to combat bubonic plague.

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From the desk of “Stuff You Missed in History Class,” “This Day in History Class” quickly recounts a tidbit from today’s events in history.