Augustinian friar Gregor Mendel, the father of modern genetics, presented his laws of heredity to the Natural Science Society
In 1865, Augustinian friar Gregor Mendel, the father of modern genetics, presented his laws of heredity to the…
John Shaw Billings, MD, assigned to supervise the Surgeon General’s Library
In 1865, John Shaw Billings, MD, 27-year-old lieutenant colonel, pathologist and bibliophile, assigned to supervise the Surgeon General’s…
Cargill was founded as a small grain elevator in Conover, Iowa
In 1865, Cargill was founded by William W. Cargill as a small grain elevator in Conover, Iowa. In…
The Bayer Company acquired an interest a coal-tar dyes factory in Albany
In 1865, The Bayer Company acquired an interest in its first coal-tar dyes factory in Albany, New York.