Vampire panic caused by tuberculosis
On Jan. 27, 1896, the Boston Globe published a story on superstitious beliefs in rural Rhode Island that…
An Austrian newspaper reported a type of radiation now known as X-rays
On Jan. 5, 1896, an Austrian newspaper (Wiener Presse) reported that German physicist Wilhelm Rontgen had discovered a…
Johnson ï¾ & ï¾ Johnson manufactured the first mass-produced sanitary protection products for women
In 1896, Johnson ï¾ &ï¾ Johnson manufacture the first mass-produced sanitary protection products for women, a huge step forward…
Rhizobia became commercially available in the United States
In 1896, rhizobia becomes commercially available in the U.S
Typhoid vaccines were first developed
In 1896, Almroth Edward Wright, Richard Pfeiffer and Wilhelm Kolle developed the first typhoid vaccine. It was a…
Deaconess Hospital was founded
In 1896 as part of their missionary charter, Methodist deaconesses founded Deaconess Hospital to care for the city’s…
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Shodair Children’s Hospital was founded
In 1896, Shodair Children’s Hospital was founded. In 1987, Shodair Children’s Hospital became a Children’s Miracle Network Hospital…
Rocky Mountain spotted fever was first recognized
In 1896, Rocky Mountain spotted fever was first recognized in the Snake River Valley of Idaho and was…
George Frederic Still described juvenile arthritis
In 1896, George Frederic Still described a form of juvenile idiopathic arthritis and the common functional Still’s murmur,…
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The Nobel Foundation was established
On Nov. 27, 1895, Alfred Nobel signed his last will at the Swedish-Norwegian Club in Paris. He specified…
St Joseph’s Hospital broke ground
On Mar. 19, 1895, ground was broken for the St. Joseph’s Hospital, now known as St. Joseph’s Hospital…
A German company, Hochst am Main, began selling Nitragin, the first commercially cultured Rhizobia isolated from root nodules
In 1895, the German company, Hochst am Main, began selling Nitragin, the first commercially cultured Rhizobia isolated from…
Joseph J Kinyoun launched production of diphtheria antitoxin at the Hygienic Laboratory
In 1895, Joseph J. Kinyoun launched production of diphtheria antitoxin at the Hygienic Laboratory, one of the first…
Hawaiian Sugar Planters’ Association was founded
In 1895, the Hawaiian Sugar Planters’ Association (HSPA) was founded. The HSPA, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, is dedicated…
The John A Creighton Medical established it first permanent home
In 1895, the John A. Creighton Medical College established it first permanent home, funded by John A. Creighton,…
Edward R Squibb retired and the company became known as ER Squibb & Sons
In 1895, Edward R. Squibb retired and passed most of the responsibility for managing the firm to his…
The H. K. Mulford Company became the first commercial producer of diphtheria antitoxin in the U.S.
In 1895, the H. K. Mulford Company, founded in Philadelphia, became the first commercial producer of diphtheria antitoxin…
The Medical College of the State of South Carolina opened to women
In 1895, the faculty of the Medical College of the State of South Carolina (MCSSC) voted to admit…
Plague pandemic began in China and lasted over a decade spreading from Hong Kong throughout the world
In 1894, the last major plague pandemic began in China and lasted over a decade spreading from Hong…
Esther Clayton graduated from the University of Oregon Medical School
On Apr. 2, 1894, Esther Clayton graduated from the University of Oregon Medical School. Shortly thereafter, Dr. Clayson…
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Thomas Caspar Gilchrist First Identified Blastomycosis
In 1894, Thomas Caspar Gilchrist from the University of Maryland first identified blastomycosis. Gilchrist initially believed the disease…
Johnsonï¾ &ï¾ Johnson launched maternity kits to make childbirth safer for mothers and babies
In 1894, Johnsonï¾ &ï¾ Johnson launched maternity kits to make childbirth safer for mothers and babies. JOHNSON’Sï¾® Baby Powder goes…
Alexandre Yersin isolated from buboes the causative bacillus that later was named Yersinia pestis
In 1894, Alexandre Yersin, a member of the French Colonial Health Service in Hong Kong isolated from buboes…
Shibasaburo Kitasato identified the cause of the plague
In 1894, Kitasato Shibasaburo isolated the causative bacillus from buboes, later named Yersinia pestis, while he researched the…
Chemist Felix Hoffmann, one of the inventors of Aspirin, joined “Farbenfabriken vorm Friedr Bayer & Co”
In 1894, German chemist Felix Hoffmann, one of the inventors of Aspirin, joined “Farbenfabriken vorm. Friedr. Bayer &…
George Washington Carver graduated from Iowa Agricultural College
In 1894, George Washington Carver, educator, scientist, business leader, and renown agriculturist received a B.S. from the Iowa…
The Medical College of Virginia medical curriculum was lengthened to three years
In 1894, the Medical College of Virginia medical curriculum was lengthened to three years.
Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine welcomed its first class
In 1894, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine welcomed its first class.
First known polio epidemic in the U.S. occurred in Vermont
In 1894, the first known polio epidemic in the U.S. occurred in the Rutland, Vermont. 132 people from…
University of Wisconsin Regents defended a UW professor
In 1894, the Regents defended UW professor Richard T. Ely by adopting the sifting and winnowing statement: ﾓWhatever…