The first agricultural engineering degree in the world was granted at Iowa State University
In 1910, the first agricultural engineering degree in the world was granted at Iowa State University. J. Brownlee…
The County Board voted to build a new 656 bed Cook County Hospital at a cost of $3 million
In 1910, The Cook County Hospital treated 34.000 patients, but overcrowding became a problem and the facility needed…
The University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine’s first building, Connaway Hall, was built
In 1910, the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine’s first building, Connaway Hall, was built to house…
George W McCoy published a report that was the first involvement of the Hygienic Laboratory in cancer research
On Aug. 31, 1909, George W. McCoy published a preliminary report in “The Journal of Medical Research” that…
Walter Reed General Hospital in Washington, DC admitted its first patient
On May 1, 1909, Walter Reed General Hospital in Washington, DC admitted its first patient. The Commander of…
The Regional Agricultural Training School (Arkansas State University) was founded
On Apr. 1, 1909, Arkansas State University was founded by Act 100 of the 37th Arkansas General Assembly….
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Lonza Electricity Works was established on the banks of river Lonza
In 1897, Lonza Electricity Works was established on the banks of river Lonza in Switzerland. The electricity was…
Geneticist Wilhelm Johannsen coined the terms gene to describe the carrier of heredity
In 1909, replacing Mendel’s term factors, geneticist Wilhelm Johannsen coined the terms gene to describe the carrier of…
Drs. Anderson and Goldberger confirmed Charles Nicolle’s finding that body louse was the vector of epidemic typhus fever
In 1909, Drs. John F. Anderson and Joseph Goldberger confirmed Charles Nicolle’s finding that the body louse was…
The Legislature purchased the present University of Nebraska Medical Center campus
In 1909, the Legislature purchased the present University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) campus site for $20,000, and…
Typhoid Fever Epidemic struck Mankato, Minnesota
On Jun. 26, 1908, a typhoid fever epidemic struck Mankato, Minnesota with 5,000-6,000 cases of diarrhea reported between…
Swiss psychiatrist Eugen Bleuler coined the term ‘schizophrenia’
On Apr. 24, 1908, Swiss psychiatrist Eugen Bleuler coined the term ‘schizophrenia’ at a lecture at a meeting…
The University of British Columbia was founded
In 1908, the University of British Columbia (UBC) was founded by The University Act. In 1910 a site…
Samuel Elias Cooper founded the Far West’s first medical school
In 1858, Samuel Elias Cooper founded the Far West’s first medical school in San Francisco. In 1908, Stanford…
The University of Alberta opened it doors
In 1908, the University of Alberta in Edmonton opened it doors. The University was founded in 1906 with…
Reuben Ottenberg performed the first blood transfusion using blood typing and cross-matching
In 1908, Mount Sinai’s Reuben Ottenberg first published mention of using blood test for compatibility before human blood…
Drs. Anderson, Lumsen and Frost expanded scope of earlier typhoid studies
In 1908, Drs. John F. Anderson, Leslie L. Lumsen and Wade H. Frost expanded scope of earlier typhoid…
Milton J Rosenau and John F Anderson established the standard unit for tetanus antitoxin
In 1908, Milton J. Rosenau and John F. Anderson established the standard unit for tetanus antitoxin. A pioneer…
Arthur M Stimson developed a better method for rabies vaccine preparation
In 1908, Arthur Marston Stimson developed a better method for rabies vaccine preparation so it could be sent…
Karl Landsteiner and Erwin Popper identified a virus as the cause of polio
In 1908, Dr. Karl Landsteiner at the University Department of Pathological Anatomy in Vienna discovered that the cause…
Prevent Blindness America was founded
In 1908, Prevent Blindness America, the nation’s leading volunteer eye health and safety organization dedicated to fighting blindness…
The first county health departments in the US were formed
In 1908, the first county health departments in the U.S. were formed. Local health departments vary in jurisdiction…
Stanford Trustees accepted Cooper Medical College as part of the University
In 1908, Stanford Trustees accepted Cooper Medical College as part of the University, and in 1953 the Trustees…
McGill’s Ernest Rutherford awarded Nobel Prize in Chemistry for discovering the concept of the atomic half-life and the element radon
In 1908, McGill professor Ernest Rutherford won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry “for his investigations into the disintegration…
Charles Nicolle and Louis Manceaux at the Pasteur Institute first described Toxoplasma gondii
In 1908, Charles Nicolle and Louis Manceaux at the Pasteur Institute were the first to describe Toxoplasma gondii…
The first American Association for Cancer Research annual meeting was held in New York City
On Nov. 15, 1907, the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) held its first annual meeting at the…
Bubonic plague broke out in Seattle
On Oct. 1, 1907, bubonic plague broke out in Seattle when three (possibly seven) people died. Rats were…
The American Association for Cancer Research was founded
On May 7, 1907, the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) was founded when eleven laboratory scientists and…
Children’s Orthopedic Hospital Association was incorporated
On Jan. 11, 1907, Children’s Orthopedic Hospital Association, now known as Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center, was…
Ludvig Hektoen suggested cross-matching blood between donors and patients
In 1907, Ludvig Hektoen first suggested cross-matching blood between donors and patients as a way to exclude incompatible…