Bayer introduced new pain relief product under the trademark Aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid)
On Mar. 6, 1899, Bayer, based in Germany, introduced a newly patented pain relief product under the trademark…
New York Cancer Hospital on Manhattan’s Upper West Side was renamed General Memorial Hospital
In 1899, New York Cancer Hospital on Manhattan’s Upper West Side (Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center) was renamed the…
Flathead Lake Biological Station was established
In 1899, Flathead Lake Biological Station (FLBS) established near Bigfork in 1899 by Dr. Morton J. Elrod, Distinguished…
Lord Dooley, the “Lord of Misrule” and the “Spirit of Emory,” emerged as Emory College’s unofficial mascot
In 1899, Lord Dooley, the “Lord of Misrule” and the “Spirit of Emory,” emerged as Emory College’s unofficial…
Storrs Agricultural College became Connecticut Agricultural College
In 1899, Storrs Agricultural College became Connecticut Agricultural College. Storrs Agricultural School was founded in 1881 and was…
Defibrillators were first demonstrated by Jean-Louis Provost and Frederic Batelli
In 1899, Jean-Louis Provost and Frederic Batelli at the University of Geneva, Switzerland discovered that small electrical shocks…
Claude Beck successfully revived a patient for the first time using a simple defibrillator
In 1899, Claude Beck successfully revived a patient for the first time using a defibrillator with paddles of…
The USDA created the Section of Seed and Plant Introduction
In 1899, the USDA created the Section of Seed and Plant Introduction, which assigns its first Plant Introduction…
Friedrich Loffler and Paul Frosch discovered that foot-and-mouth disease is caused by a virus
In 1899, German scientists Friedrich Loffler and Paul Frosch discovered that foot-and-mouth disease which affects cattle, swine, sheep,…
Association of Official Agricultural Chemists established a Committee on Food Standards
In 1899, Association of Official Agricultural Chemists (now AOAC International) established a Committee on Food Standards headed by…
Johnson ﾠ&ﾠ Johnson mass produces dental floss
In 1899, Johnson ﾠ&ﾠ Johnson becomes the first to mass produce dental floss to make it affordable so…
The Charles E Frosst & Co was founded
In 1899, Charles E. Frosst & Co, was founded by Mr. Frosst and four associates who rapidly introduced…