On this day in ...... 1947, the International Organization for Standardization was formed. Known as the ISO, the Geneva, Switzerland-based nongovernmental organization is a network of the national standards institutes of 160 countries, through which standards are set on matters as wide-
ranging as eco-labeling and equipment for fire protection.... 1954 (55 years ago today), in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, schoolchildren became the 1st to take part in a mass testing of the polio vaccination developed by Dr. Jonas Salk (right). Eventually 5,000 children between 6 and 9 in the city were administered the vaccine. (credit for AP/University of Pittsburgh photo)
