Clinton Pharmaceutical Company was incorporated
On Dec. 13, 1887, William McLaren Bristol and his friend, John Ripley Myers, invested $5,000 into the Clinton…
The North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (North Carolina State University) was founded
On Mar. 3, 1887, the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (North Carolina State University) was…
Charles Edwin Bessey became professor of botany at the Iowa Agricultural College (ISU)
In 1870, Charles Edwin Bessey became professor of botany at the Iowa Agricultural College (ISU) and left in…
The Marine Hospital Service created in a one-room laboratory by Joseph Kinyoun
In 1887, Joseph Kinyoun, a Marine Hospita Service (MHS) physician trained in the new bacteriological methods, set up…
Yale College became Yale University
In 1887, Yale College became Yale University. Yale University was founded in 1701 as the Collegiate School in…
The Southern Dental College was founded as a department of Atlanta Medical College
In 1887, the Southern Dental College was founded as a department of Atlanta Medical College, was the first…
The Hatch Act established the national system of agricultural research experiment stations
In 1887, the Hatch Act, written by Seaman Knapp and Charles Bessey on the faculty at Iowa Agricultural…
University of Oregon chartered a state medical school in Portland and established the Department of Medicine
In 1887, The University of Oregon chartered a state medical school in Portland and begins the University of…