Skip to main content

The timeline can be navigated by dragging the pointer on the timeline bar, located at the bottom of the screen on the desktop version and on the left of the screen on mobile. To filter by a specific topic, make a selection on the dropdown “Filters” menu or click “Search” to do a keyword search. To learn more, click “Read More” below.

Read More

The first "test-tube baby" is born.

1978

RHRR

The birth of Louise Brown in England on July 25, 1978 proves it is possible for an embryo to be fertilized outside of a human body and successfully implanted and carried to term using in vitro fertilization (IVF).