Cocoanut Grove fire in Boston
Time: Saturday Nov 28, 1942
Place: Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Details: In November 1942, survivors of the Cocoanut Grove fire in Boston were the first burn patients to be successfully treated with penicillin.
‹ Earlier in historyScuttling of the French fleet at ToulonFriday Nov 27, 1942 Later in history ›Chicago Pile-1Wednesday Dec 2, 1942
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