I'd say the Ramones and the Sex Pistols started punk as we pretty much think of it today.
All those earlier guys "proto-punk."
Early punk rock was really just speeded up, stripped down 50s/60s style rock'n'rool\\, y'know
Bayer invented heroin (cold medicine) and aspirin (pain relief) in 1898, releasing it as an over-the-counter medicine. They apparently didn't realize it was addictive.
shit's wack, yo