The Pharmacy Department of the Medical College of the State of South Carolina was chartered
In 1881, the Medical College of South Carolina (as it was then known) was already a venerable institution,…
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The University of Southern California was founded
On Oct. 6, 1880, the University of Southern California (USC) was founded. USC traces its origins to Judge…
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The University of Southern California College of Medicine was established
On Oct. 6, 1880, University of Southern California College of Medicine (USC), now known as Keck School of…
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Nebraska’s first medical college founded
In 1880, Nebraska’s first medical college was founded, and in 1881 the college was reorganized and renamed the…
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John B Hamilton began service as Supervising Surgeon (later known as U.S. Surgeon General)
On Apr. 3, 1879, John B. Hamilton began service as Supervising Surgeon (later known as U.S. Surgeon General),…
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Creighton College was founded
On Sept. 2, 1878, Creighton College opened its doors through a gift from Mary Lucretia Creighton who required…
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The Sisters of Charity of Providence opened Seattle’s first hospital
On Aug. 2, 1878, the Sisters of Charity of Providence opened Seattle’s first hospital at Fifth Avenue and…
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The American Chemical Society was founded
On Apr. 6, 1876, thirty-five chemists met at the College of Pharmacy of the City of New York…
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The new Cook County Hospital in Chicago opened
In 1876, the new Cook County Hospital in Chicago opened, consisting of two medical pavilions, laundry, morgue, kitchen,…
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Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore was founded
In 1876, Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore was founded with $3.4 million bequeathed from it’s name sake to…
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University of Iowa college became founding member of the Association of American Medical Colleges
In 1876, the University of Iowa college became founding member of the Association of American Medical Colleges. In…
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The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania was established
On Sept. 10, 1874, The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania was established by Benjamin Franklin and Dr….
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The Maine Medical Center was founded
In 1874, The Maine Medical Center (MCC) was founded. Today, MMC is a teaching hospital for Tufts University…
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First black student registered in the medical college of the University of South Carolina
On Oct. 7, 1873, Henry E. Hayne, the Secretary of State of South Carolina, became the first of…
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The Legislature established the University of Oregon in Eugene
On Oct. 12, 1872, the University of Oregon (UO) was established by an act of the Oregon State…
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The Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (Virginia Tech) opened it’s doors
On Oct. 1, 1872, the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (Virginia Tech) was founded. The Virginia Polytechnic Institute…
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John Maynard Woodworth began service as Supervising Surgeon (later known as U.S. Surgeon General)
On Mar. 29, 1871, John Maynard Woodworth was appointed U.S. Surgeon General, and he moved quickly to reform…
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Florence Sabin became the first woman to serve as a faculty member at Johns Hopkins
In 1871, Florence Sabin became the first woman to serve as a faculty member at Johns Hopkins. became…
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The Iowa College of Medicine opened doors for its first class
On Sept. 20, 1870, the Iowa College of Medicine opened doors for its first class. The faculty consisted…
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Dr. Susan Smith McKinney Steward became the first African-American woman to earn a medical degree in New York state
In 1870, Dr. Susan Smith McKinney Steward was the first African-American woman to ever earn a medical degree…
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Boston Children’s Hospital was founded
On Jul. 20, 1869, Dr. Francis Henry Brown organized a small group of Harvard Medical School graduates joined…
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Detroit Medical College founded
In 1868, Wayne State University was founded by five physicians who witnessed the crude medical treatment on Civil…
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Willamette University welcomed its first medical students to its Salem campus
In 1867, less than a quarter century after the Oregon Trail opened, and only eight years after Oregon…
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John Shaw Billings, MD, assigned to supervise the Surgeon General’s Library
In 1865, John Shaw Billings, MD, 27-year-old lieutenant colonel, pathologist and bibliophile, assigned to supervise the Surgeon General’s…
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William Worrall Mayo opened a medical practice in Rochester, Minnesota
On Jan. 27, 1864, William Worrall Mayo announced in the area newspapers that he was opening a private…
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Rebecca Lee Crumpler became the first African American woman in the U.S. to earn an M.D. degree
In 1864, Rebecca Lee Crumpler challenged the prejudice that prevented African Americans from pursuing careers in medicine to…
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The Bayer Company (Friedrich Bayer et Compagnie) was founded
On Aug. 1, 1863, the general partnership “Friedr. Bayer et comp.” was founded in Barmen, Germany by dye…
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Kansas State Agricultural College (Kansas State University) was established
On Feb. 16, 1863, Kansas State University (K-State), previously Bluemont Central College, was founded in Manhattan, during the…
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Corvallis academy (Oregon State University) was established
On Jan. 20, 1858, Corvallis academy (Oregon State University) was founded and maintained by the Methodist Episcopal Church,…
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Children’s Hospital Was Founded
In 1855, Children’s Hospital, now known as Nationwide Children’s Hospital, was founded in Columbus, Ohio, by Francis West…
