First Successful Memory Enhancement using TDCS (2012) - Transcranial direct current stimulation was shown to improve specific memory functions in human subjects.
Discovery of Long-Term Potentiation (1973) - Timothy Bliss and Terje Lømo published their findings on this cellular mechanism considered fundamental to learning and memory.
Birth of Brenda Milner (1918) - Pioneering neuropsychologist whose work with patient H.M. revealed fundamental principles about memory systems in the brain.