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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Flathead Lake Biological Station was established
In 1899, Flathead Lake Biological Station (FLBS) established near Bigfork in 1899 by Dr. Morton J. Elrod, Distinguished…
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…
Typhoid struck Minnesota Volunteer Infantry camping at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds
On Jul. 16, 1898, 400 members of the Fifteenth Minnesota Volunteer Infantry were hospitalized with typhoid after camping…
The University of Iowa Hospital was opened
In 1898, the University of Iowa opened a new 65-bed hospital, built on the same site of the…
The Joslin Clinic was founded
In 1898, Elliott P. Joslin, M.D., opened a private practice on Beacon Street in Boston that in 1952…
Clinton Pharma’s (Bristol-Myers) first nationally recognized product was laxative mineral salt Sal Hepatica
In 1898, Clinton Pharmaceutical’s (Bristol-Myers) first nationally recognized product, termed a poor man’s spa by chief chemist J….
Bristol and Myers changed the name from Clinton to Bristol, Myers Company
In 1898, Bristol and Myers changed the name from Clinton to Bristol, Myers Company (a hyphen would replace…
Gratwick Research Laboratory (Roswell Park Cancer Institute) was founded
In 1898, the Gratwick Research Laboratory, now known as the Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) was founded by…
The first women were admitted to the Medical College of the State of South Carolina
In 1898, the first women were admitted to the Medical College of the State of South Carolina (MCSSC)….
The Medical College of Virginia etablished a School of Pharmacy with a two-year program
In 1898, the Medical College of Virginia etablished a School of Pharmacy with a two-year program.
Sir Ronald Ross proved the role of Anopheles mosquitoes in the transmission of malaria parasites in humans
On Aug. 20, 1897, Sir Ronald Ross made his landmark discovery. While dissecting the stomach tissue of an…
German chemist Felix Hoffmann synthesized aspirin and heroin
On Aug. 10, 1897, German chemist Felix Hoffmann searching for something to relieve his father’s arthritis synthesized acetylsalicylic…
The Medical College of the State of South Carolina established training school for African-American nurses
In Jul. 1897, the Medical College of the State of South Carolina (MCSSC) Hospital and Training School for…
First plague vaccine developed by Russian physician Waldemar M. W. Haffkine
On Jan. 10, 1897, Russian physician Waldemar M. W. Haffkine, who trained with Louis Pasteur in Paris, tested…
Tea Importation Act, provided for Customs inspection of all tea entering U.S. ports, at the expense of importers
In 1897, the tea Importation Act passed, providing for Customs inspection of all tea entering U.S. ports, at…
Cutter Laboratories was founded
In 1897, Cutter Laboratories was a pharmaceutical company located in Berkeley, California that was founded by Edward Ahern…
The Congressional Seed Distribution Program reached its apex
In 1897, the Congressional Seed Distribution Program reaches its apex: 19 million packets of free seeds – with…
Plague vaccine was introduced, following the preparation of anti-plague horse serum at the Pasteur Institute
In 1897, a plague vaccine was introduced, following the preparation of anti-plague horse serum at the Pasteur Institute…
The University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy was established
In 1897, The University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy was established under Dean Edward Vernon Howell….
Maxwell W Becton and Fairleigh S Dickinson Established Becton, Dickinson and Company
In 1897, Maxwell W. Becton and Fairleigh S. Dickinson established Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) in New York,…
First African-American woman licensed to practice medicine in South Carolina
In 1897, Matilda Evans, M.D became the first African-American woman licensed to practice medicine in South Carolina. In…
The Medical College of Virginia established a School of Dentistry
In 1897, the Medical College of Virginia established a School of Dentistry.
South Carolina State University was founded
On Mar. 4, 1896, the South Carolina General Assembly enacted legislation establishing the Colored Normal, Industrial, Agricultural and Mechanical…
Vampire panic caused by tuberculosis
On Jan. 27, 1896, the Boston Globe published a story on superstitious beliefs in rural Rhode Island that…