In July 1893, Dr. Daniel Hale Williams became the first surgeon to successfully operate on the human heart. The amazing procedure is rivaled by a surgery performed on a US president—in the saloon of a boat—just nine days earlier.
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In July 1893, Dr. Daniel Hale Williams became the first surgeon to successfully operate on the human heart. The amazing procedure is rivaled by a surgery performed on a US president—in the saloon of a boat—just nine days earlier.