Johnsonﾠ &ﾠ Johnson launched BAND-AID Brand Adhesive Bandages
In 1921, Johnsonﾠ &ﾠ Johnson launched BAND-AID Brand Adhesive Bandages. The bandages were invented by employee Earle Dickson,…
Future President of the U.S. Franklin D Roosevelt became a victim of polio
In 1921, future President of the U.S. Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) became a victim of polio at the…
Frederick Banting and Charles Best administered insulin from the pancreas’ of dogs proving insulin’s efficacy in treating human diabetes
In 1921, Frederick Banting and Charles Best who extracted the hormone insulin from the pancreas’ of dogs in…
Riceland Foods was founded by a group of Arkansas rice farmers
In 1921, Riceland Foods was founded by a group of Arkansas rice farmers that created a farmers cooperative…
Edward W Scripps, a renowned journalist, and William Emerson Ritter, a California zoologist, founded Science Service
In 1921, Edward W. Scripps, a renowned journalist, and William Emerson Ritter, a California zoologist, founded Science Service,…
The Rocky Mountain Laboratory was established in Hamilton
In 1921, the founding of the Rocky Mountain Laboratory (RML) can be traced back to westward migration when…
Edward R Squibb coined the slogan: “The priceless ingredient in every product is the honor and integrity of its maker”
In 1921, Edward R. Squibb, M.D. coined the slogan: “The priceless ingredient in every product is the honor…
Frank Schofield identified the first blood thinner
In 1921, Frank Schofield identified the first blood thinner, later identified as dicoumoral, which led to the discovery…
Hollister-Stier Laboratories was founded in Spokane by chemist Guy Hollister and Robert E Stier, MD
In 1921, Hollister-Stier Laboratories, located in Spokane, is the oldest name in allergy science. The company was founded…
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…
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…
The final tally for New Orleans stood at 54,089 cases and 3,489 deaths
By April 1919, following upticks in influenza over winter, the final tally for New Orleans stood at 54,089…
By the end of the influenza epidemic in Omaha, almost 1,200 people had died
in 1919, by the end of the influenza epidemic in Omaha, almost 1,200 people had died, with a…
A campaign kicked off to raise $100,000 for construction of a childrenﾒs hospital
On May 14, 1919, the Executive Committee of the Arkansas Childrenﾒs Home Society, kicked off a campaign to…
The Stanley Cup playoffs between the Montreal Canadians and the Seattle Metropolitans cancelled by Spanish flu
On Apr. 1, 1919, the Stanley Cup playoffs between the Montreal Canadians and the Seattle Metropolitans ended tied…
Denver slowly returned to normal after its flu epidemic, and schools reopened
On Jan. 2, 1919, Denver slowly returned to normal after its flu epidemic, and schools reopened. School teachers…
Tretiakoff first used the term ‘corps de Lewy’ (Lewy bodies)
In 1919, Konstantin Tretiakoff first used the term ‘corps de Lewy’ (Lewy bodies) and reported the presence of…
Louisville experienced a third wave of influenza cases
By late February of 1919, Louisville experienced a third wave of influenza cases, but finally began to return…
Birmingham experienced a third wave in influenza cases and deaths
In Jan. 1919, Birmingham experienced a third wave in influenza cases and deaths.
Boston experienced an excess death rate of 710 per 100,000 residents during the influenza pandemic
By 1919, after the end of its second winter influenza wave, Boston had experienced an excess death rate…
The University of Oregon began offering courses in nursing
In 1919, the University of Oregon in Eugene introduced the state’s first professional courses in nursing. The courses…
The first building at the University of Oregon Medical School, Mackenzie Hall, was named after Kenneth AJ Mackenzie, MD
In 1919, the first building, Mackenzie Hall, was named after Kenneth A.J. Mackenzie, MD, the railroadﾒs surgeon who…
By the end of the influenza epidemic, Philadelphia had suffered 748 deaths per 100,000 people
In 1919, by the end of the influenza epidemic, Philadelphia had suffered a terrible cost of 748 deaths…
The first municipal milk pasteurization program in the U.S. was initiated by Charleston Public Health Officer Leon Banov
In 1919, one of the first municipal milk pasteurization programs in the U.S. was initiated by Charleston Health…