24 March 1882 March 23, 2022 Author: Staff Robert Koch announces the discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium responsible for tuberculosis Famous Words of Inspiration..."A person who doubts himself is like a man who would enlist in the ranks of his enemies and bear arms against himself. He makes his failure certain by himself being the first person to be convinced of it." Alexandre Dumas — Click here for more from Alexandre Dumas Related posts: 24 March 1882 2 March 1882 29 March 1882 4 March 1882 21 March 1963 20 August 1882 5 September 1882 5 September 1882 20 August 1882 1 September 1914 Categories: History Tags: 1882, 24 March