Tariff Act approved which exempted foreign plants and trees from U.S. import duties
On Apr. 27, 1862, the Tariff Act, also known as the Dallas Tariff, exempted foreign plants and trees…
The University of South Dakota was founded
In 1862, the University of South Dakota was founded by the Dakota Territorial Legislature in Vermillion, making it…
University of Washington was founded in Seattle
On Nov. 4, 1861, the University of Washington (UW) was founded in Seattle. As of October 2020, the…
James Edward Hanger becomes the first amputee of the American Civil War
On Jun. 3, 1861, James Edward Hanger becomes the first amputee of the American Civil War. By the…
The US Patent and Trade Office annual seed distribution exceeded 24 million packages of seeds
In 1861, the U.S. Patent and Trade Office annual seed distribution exceeded 2.4 million packages of seed (containing…
Massachusetts Institute of Technology was founded
In 1861, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), was founded through the efforts of William Barton Rogers formerly chair…
Julian John Chisolm published his ‘A Manual of Military Surgery’
In 1861, Julian John Chisolm (Dean, 1866-67, School of Medicine of the Medical College of the State of…
Manly Miles became a professor at Michigan Agricultural College, the first professor of scientific agriculture in the U.S.
In 1860, Manly Miles became a professor at Michigan Agricultural College, now know as Michigan State University, and…
The Medical College of Virginia became a state institution
In 1860, in return for a $30,000 appropriation, the Medical College of Virginia conveyed all its property to…
British naturalist Charles Darwin published “On the Origin of Species” which explained the theory of evolution
On Nov. 24, 1859, British naturalist Charles Darwin published “On the Origin of Species’ which explained the theory…
Chemist Herman Kolbe completed the synthesis of an organic compound from inorganic materials
In 1859, German chemist Herman Kolbe accomplished the first generally accepted synthesis of an organic compound from inorganic…
The University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences was established
In 1859, the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences was established, and in 1872 the…
University of Alabama’s Medical College branch opened in Mobile
In 1859, the University of Alabama’s Medical College branch opened in Mobile. In 1820, the University of the…
Charles Darwin and Alfred Wallace announced co-discovery to Linnean Society
On Jul. 1, 1858, British naturalists Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace planned to jointly present at the…
Iowa Agricultural College and Model Farm (Iowa State University) was established
On Mar. 22, 1858, the Iowa Agricultural College and Model Farm, now Iowa State University, was officially established…
Corvallis academy (Oregon State University) was established
On Jan. 20, 1856, Corvallis academy (Oregon State University) was founded and maintained by the Methodist Episcopal Church,…
Edward R Squibb founded a pharmaceutical company in Brooklyn
In 1858, Edward R. Squibb founded a pharmaceutical company in Brooklyn.
Louis Pasteur began experiments that prove definitively that yeast is alive and microbes cause fermentation
In 1857, Louis Pasteur began the experiments that eventually proved definitively that yeast is alive and microbes cause…
The New York Infirmary for Women and Children was founded
In 1857, Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell, her sister, Dr. Emily Blackwell, and Dr. Marie Zakrzewska founded the New York…
The East Alabama Male College (Auburn University) was founded
In 1856, Auburn University was founded as the East Alabama Male College, a private school affiliated with the…
The Agricultural College of the State of Michigan was established
On Feb. 12, 1855, Gov. Kinsley S. Bingham signed into law an act for the establishment of the…
Dr. Charles E Brown-Sequard at Medical College of Virginia conducted research on endocrinology
In 1855, Dr. Charles E. Brown-Sequard at Medical College of Virginia conducted research in the basement of the…
Florence Nightingale became known as “The Lady of the Lamp” for healing British soldiers in the Crimean War
On Nov. 4, 1854, pioneering British nurse Florence Nightingale brought a team of women nurses to the Crimean…
Dr John Snow tracked individual incidents of colera in London to water well; he removed the pump handle and the outbreak stopped
In 1854, Dr. John Snow, an English physician, tracked individual incidents of colera in London to water well;…
The Hampden-Sydney College medical department became the Medical College of Virginia
In 1854, The Medical Department of Hampden-Sydney College received an independent charter from the Virginia General Assembly and…
The Atlanta Medical College was founded at Emory
In 1854, the Atlanta Medical College was founded, becoming the first of several forerunners of Emory University’s School…
The East Florida Seminary (University of Florida) was founded
On Jan. 6, 1853, Florida Governor Thomas Brown signed a bill that provided public support to higher education,…
Eliot Seminary (Washington University in St Louis) was founded
In 1853 Washington University in St. Louis was founded in 1853 as Eliot Seminary by Wayman Crow and…
The first marine hospital in San Francisco was completed with special funds appropriated by Congress
In 1853, the first marine hospital in San Francisco was completed with special funds appropriated by Congress. The…
The American Pharmaceutical Association (APhA) was founded
On Oct. 6, 1852, the American Pharmaceutical Association (APhA) was founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In the fall of…