Arkansas Childrenﾒs Home Societyﾒs Board of Directors approved a plan to build a Childrenﾒs Home and Hospital
On Sept. 23, 1920, the Arkansas Societyﾒs Board of Directors approved a plan to build a Childrenﾒs Home…
E Donnall Thomas, recipient of the 1990 Nobel Prize for his pioneering work in bone marrow transplantation, was born in Mart, Texas
On Mar. 15, 1920, E. Donnall Thomas of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and recipient of the…
Hugh Smith Cumming appointed U.S. Surgeon General
On Mar. 3, 1920, Hugh Smith Cumming was appointed U.S. Surgeon General. Cumming retired as Surgeon General and…
Oregon State University professor developed the modern method of manufacturing maraschino cherries
In 1920’s, Oregon State University (OSU) professor of horticulture Ernest H. Wiegand developed the modern method of manufacturing…
Human growth hormone shown to increase growth-rate of laboratory animals
In 1920, H. McLean Evans and Joseph Abraham Long at the University of California announced they had discovered…
Dr Albert C Broders, a surgical pathologist at the Mayo Clinic, published a description of a system for grading cancer on a numerical basis
In 1920, Dr. Albert C. Broders, a surgical pathologist at the Mayo Clinic, published a description of a…
The Portland School of Social Work began offering courses in public health nursing
In 1920, The Portland School of Social Work begins offering courses in public health nursing. The University of…
Dooley Hospital and St Philip Hospital opened
In 1920, the Virginia Commonwealth University announced the opening of the Dooley Hospital, dedicated to the treatment of…
Virginia Mason was founded
In 1920, the Virginia Mason was founded as an 80-bed hospital with six physician offices. It was named…