Clindamycin is also an alternative antibiotic if you are allergic to penicillin. Tooth abscess antibiotics are also used in other areas of general medicine. They just happen to be particularly effective against the bacteria that commonly cause dental infections.
STS-1 Launch. NASA's first Space Shuttle, with an Orbiter named Columbia (Orbiter Vehicle 102), was finally ready for launch on April 10, 1981. The Commander was John Young, the most experienced astronaut, and the Pilot was Robert L. Crippen.
This information includes such notable figures as the first published author in 1650 (Anne Bradstreet), to Elizabeth Blackwell receiving her medical degree in 1849, to astronaut Dr. Peggy Whitson, who became the commander of the International Space Station in 2007.