EAST LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - On this day in Michigan history, October 7, 1965, Michigan State University’s new Cyclotron Laboratory accelerated its first beam of atomic particles.

The cutting-edge facility made MSU a global leader in nuclear physics research.

The tradition continues today with the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams.

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