Storrs Agricultural School (University of Connecticut) opened its doors
On Sept. 28, 1881, Storrs Agricultural School (University of Connecticut) opened its doors with three faculty members and…
Alexander Graham Bell used metal detector to locate a bullet lodged in the chest of American President James Garfield
On Jul. 26, 1881, Alexander Graham Bell used a metal detector in an attempt to locate a bullet…
Clara Barton founded the American Association of the Red Cross
On May 21, 1881, Clara Barton, named the “Angel of the Battlefield” during the Civil War, founded the…
Storrs Agricultural School (University of Connecticut) was founded
On Apr. 21, 1881, the University of Connecticut began with a gift. In 1880, brothers Charles and Augustus…
The University of the State of Alabama (University of Alabama) opened
On Apr. 18, 1831, the University of the State of Alabama (University of Alabama) opened, and by May…
Dakota Agricultural College (South Dakota State University) was founded
On Feb. 21, 1881, the University of South Dakota was founded by the Dakota Territorial Legislature in Vermillion,…
An act of Congress dedicated land in Montana Territory for creation of a University
On Feb. 18, 1881, an act of Congress dedicated 72 sections (46,000 acres or 19,000 hectares) in Montana…
The Eastman Dry Plate Company (Kodak) was founded
On Jan. 1, 1881, the Eastman Dry Plate Company (Eastman Kodak) was founded in Rochester, New York. Kodak…
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Trademark registration was added to the functions of the The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
In 1881, a trademark registration was added to the functions of the The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office…
The Bayer Company became a joint stock company called Farbenfabriken vorm Friedr Bayer & Co
In 1881, the Bayer Company became a joint stock company called Farbenfabriken vorm. Friedr. Bayer & Co.
Carlos Finlay proposed that yellow fever was transmitted by mosquitoes
In 1881, Carlos Finlay, a Cuban doctor and scientist, proposed that yellow fever was transmitted by mosquitoes. Finlay’s…
Louis Pasteur proved the germ theory of disease by inoculating sheep against anthrax
In 1881, Louis Pasteur announced his theory that vaccinating livestock, in effect giving animals a disease, would protect…
Louis Pasteur and George Miller Sternberg isolated and grew the pneumococcus organism
In 1881, Louis Pasteur and George Miller Sternberg almost simultaneously isolated and grew the pneumococcus organism.
Nebraska’s first medical college was reorganized and renamed the Omaha Medical College
In 1881, Nebraskaﾒs first medical college was reorganized and renamed the Omaha Medical College. Today, the University of…
The Pharmacy Department of the Medical College of the State of South Carolina was chartered
In 1881, the Medical College of South Carolina (as it was then known) was already a venerable institution,…