As already mentioned, you can choose from a variety of bubble wrap types for your packing needs: 1  The bubbles should be facing the item to be wrapped in the air-filled material â itâs a sure thing! Large size bubble wrap â the air pockets can be as big as 1ââ (26 mm) in diameter.
1960 The first oral contraceptive, Enovid, was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as contraception. 1965 The Supreme Court (in Griswold v. Connecticut) gave married couples the right to use birth control, ruling that it was protected in the Constitution as a right to privacy. However, millions of unmarried women in 26 states were still denied birth control.
The influenza virus was discovered in the early 1930s, and scientists developed a working vaccine by the 1940s, when it was first used on soldiers during World War II. In 1947, Jonas Salk, one of the vaccine's creators, began to develop a polio vaccine, which was perfected and approved in 1955. In 1976, an errant outbreak of swine flu at Fort Dix, New Jersey, caused scientists to worry about a possible pandemic, so President Gerald Ford announced that the federal government would vaccinate the entire U.S. population.