Innis Steinmetz was the first woman to enter the Medical College of Virginia
In 1918, Innis Steinmetz, became the first woman to enter the medical school, and 30 years later, the…
In 1918, Innis Steinmetz, became the first woman to enter the medical school, and 30 years later, the…
In 1917, Dr. Kenneth McKenzie the staff surgeon at Oregon-Washington Railroad and Navigation Company persuaded the company to…
In 1917, David Marine, a U.S. physician in Ohio, and his colleagues initiated an iodine prophylaxis program in…
On Jun. 17, 1916, an official announcement of the existence of an epidemic polio infection was made in…
In 1916, French-Canadian bacteriologist Felix-Hubert D’Herelle discovered viruses that prey on bacteria and named them bacteriophages or bacteria…
In 1916, Guillain-Barr syndrome (GBS), also known as Landry-Guillain-Barr-Strohl syndrome, was described. Its incidence in North America and…
In 1914, George William Hunter’s A Civic Biology, the book later used in biology courses in Dayton, Tenn.,…
In 1913, the first known article on cancer’s warning signs was published in the popular women’s magazine (Ladies’…
On Nov. 30, 1912, John F. Anderson and Wade H. Frost published “Transmission of Poliomyelitis by Means of…
On Sept. 23, 1912, the William Marsh Rice Institute (Rice University) opened its doors on the anniversary date…
On Nov. 7, 1911, Marie Curie’s birthday (born 1867), she was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry “in…
In 1911, Drs. George W. McCoy, Charles W. Chapin, William B. Wherry, and B. H. Lamb elucidated a…
On Jun. 26, 1908, a typhoid fever epidemic struck Mankato, Minnesota with 5,000-6,000 cases of diarrhea reported between…
In 1908, Milton J. Rosenau and John F. Anderson established the standard unit for tetanus antitoxin. A pioneer…
On Apr. 18, 1905, William Bateson suggested the term “genetics” (Greek genno, “to give birth”) to describe the…
In 1905, Swedish pediatrician Dr. Ivar Wickman recognized the contagious nature of polio and the importance of abortive…
Caricature of Pierre and Marie Curie. Caption read “Radium.” Published in Vanity Fair, Dec. 22, 1904. In 1903,…
In 1903, the Nobel Prize in Physics was divided, one half awarded to Antoine Henri Becquerel “in recognition…
In 1901, German psychiatrist Alois Alzheimer identified the first case of what is now known as Alzheimer’s disease…
On Mar. 6, 1899, Bayer, based in Germany, introduced a newly patented pain relief product under the trademark…
On Mar. 4, 1896, the South Carolina General Assembly enacted legislation establishing the Colored Normal, Industrial, Agricultural and Mechanical…
In 1896, Shodair Children’s Hospital was founded. In 1987, Shodair Children’s Hospital became a Children’s Miracle Network Hospital…
On Nov. 27, 1895, Alfred Nobel signed his last will at the Swedish-Norwegian Club in Paris. He specified…
In 1895, the H. K. Mulford Company, founded in Philadelphia, became the first commercial producer of diphtheria antitoxin…
In 1894, George Washington Carver, educator, scientist, business leader, and renown agriculturist received a B.S. from the Iowa…
On Jan. 13, 1892, the Washington Agricultural College and School of Science, now known as Washington State University…
On Feb. 28, 1889, the New Mexico State University (NMSU), located in Las Cruces, was founded as a…
In 1891, the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College’s first master of science degree was awarded to Charles N….
On Nov. 14, 1888, the Pasteur Institute was established as a rabies treatment center as well as an…
In 1887, The University of Oregon chartered a state medical school in Portland and begins the University of…