Ozone events timeline By joman Aug 15, 1928 Fridges start to contain CFC's Aug 20, 1956 first ground based measurements of ozone Period: Aug 16, 1970 to Sep 5, 1973 satellite measurements of ozone start May 9, 1974 M.J.Molina and F.S.Rowland publish lab study demonstrating the ability of CFC's to catalytically breakdown Ozone in the presence of high frequency UV light. Dec 10, 1978 first world wide measurements. Nimbus 7 goes into orbit carrying TOMS May 18, 1993 TOMS breaks