1.9 Friday, October 12October 12 is the 285th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (286th in leap years). There are 80 days remaining. Events 1492 Christopher Columbus's expedition makes landfall in the Caribbean. The explorer believes he has reached East Asia. 1609 " Thr

• A case of anthrax is reported in New York City. O'Connor is reported to have cutaneous anthraxAlternate meanings in Anthrax (disambiguation Anthrax is an acute infectious disease caused by the bacteria Bacillus anthracis and is highly lethal in its most virulent form. Anthrax most commonly occurs in wild and domestic herbivores, but it can also oc. Another letter from St. Petersburg contained a white powder which tested negative for anthrax. The third floor of 30 Rockefeller Center, where the employee works, is sealed by authorities. The FBI is conducting a criminal investigation.

1.10 Sunday, October 14October 14 is the 287th day of the year (288th in Leap years). There are 78 days remaining. Events 1066 Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings In England on Senlac Hill, seven miles from Hastings, the Norman invasion forces of William the Conqueror defeat th

• A police officer and two lab technicians who handled the letter were found to have been exposed to anthrax. The officer and one of the lab technicians tested positive for anthrax in their nasal passages; the other technician had anthrax on the face. None were found to be infected.

1.11 Monday, October 15

• In the evening: Tests done by the CDC confirm that the baby had anthrax. New York City officials and David Westin , president of ABC News announce that the 7-month-old baby of an ABC World News Tonight producer contracted cutaneous anthrax.

1.12 Tuesday, October 16

• It is reported that the anthrax bacteria sent to NBC is of the same strain as that found in Boca Raton. Furthermore, the letters sent to Tom Brokaw at NBC and the letter sent to Tom Daschle's office in Washington reportedly show similarities in handwriting.

1.13 Wednesday, October 17

• Anthrax is found in the New York City office of Governor George Pataki. Reportedly the anthrax was found in a room used by his State Police security detail that is not open to the public. Pataki closes his offices and begins taking Cipro in response, which many health experts and journalistic commentators call irresponsible overkill.
• Federal health officials state that the NBC anthrax is the same strain as the American Media anthrax.

1.14 Thursday, October 18

• In the morning: Andrew Heyward , CBS News president, announces that a female employee of CBS News who handles mail, contracted cutaneous anthrax.
• Giuliani announced that 350 samples from the NBC offices were tested negative for anthrax, giving a total of approximately 850 negative tests so far. 59 of 70 samples from ABC were tested negative; the rest are pending. Later numbers from the same day: 1100 results, all negative from 1304 taken from NBC employees.
• New Jersey acting governor Donald DiFrancesco announced that a Hamilton Township postal worker tested positive for cutaneous anthrax.

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