1989 - At the University of Toronto, geneticist Lap-Chee Tsui discovered the gene that causes cystic fibrosis, a deadly disease that kills one out of every 2000 Canadians
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1906 Designed by Orville and Wilbur Wright, one of the first Flying Machines with a motor received a patent
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1819 - The first bicycles called ‘swift walkers’ were introduced to the United States in New York City.
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1997 - The 12.9 km Confederation Bridge connecting PEI and New Brunswick was opened. It is one of Canada’s top engineering achievements of the 20th century.
Cystic Fibrosis Gene