Timeline of United States discoveries 4–6, 1942 and the decisive turning point of the Pacific War when the United States Navy defeated an attack by the Empire of Japan. First known as "Middlebrooks Islands", Midway Atoll was discovered by U.S. Captain N.C. Brooks aboard his ship, "Gambia", on July 8, 1859. 1859 Petroleum jelly Petroleum jelly, petrolatum or soft paraffin is a semi-solid mixture of hydrocarbons originally promoted as a topical ointment for its healing properties. The raw material for petroleum jelly was discovered in 1859 by Robert Chesebrough, a chemist from New York. In 1870, this product was branded as Vaseline Petroleum Jelly. 1873
No Vaseline Giamatti) plays the song for the group, whose members take offense to the various disses. Heller does not seem bothered until the references to Heller as a "Jew", and his reactions (and lack thereof) to the insults lobbed at the group and Heller help lead into Dr. Dre's split from N.W.A. No Vaseline "No Vaseline" is a diss track by Ice Cube from his second album, "Death Certificate". The song was produced by Ice Cube and Sir Jinx. The UK release of "Death Certificate" omitted this song, along with the 46-second long "Black Korea". The song contains vicious lyrics and