Baseball legend Lou Gehrig delivered the famous farewell speech bidding to fans
On Jul. 4, 1939, baseball legend Lou Gehrig delivered the famous speech bidding farewell to the ballpark and…
Albert Hofmann synthesized lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD)
On Nov. 16, 1938, Albert Hofmann at Sandoz synthesized lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD). LSD-25, as originally known when…
Albert Sabin and Peter Olitsky successfully grew poliovirus in a culture of brain tissue
In 1936, Albert Sabin and Peter Olitsky at the Rockefeller Institute successfully grew poliovirus in a culture of…
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William Mansfield Clark alerted the public to the dangers of tetraethyl lead in gasoline
In 1923, William Mansfield Clark from the U.S. Department of Agriculture alerted the public to the dangers of…
Guillain-Barr syndrome, also known as Landry-Guillain-Barr-Strohl syndrome, was described
In 1916, Guillain-Barr syndrome (GBS), also known as Landry-Guillain-Barr-Strohl syndrome, was described. Its incidence in North America and…
The Lundbeck Company was founded
On Aug. 14, 1915, Hans Lundbeck founded a company in Copenhagen, Denmark, which dealt in everything from machinery…
Swiss psychiatrist Eugen Bleuler coined the term ‘autism’
In 1911, Swiss psychiatrist Eugen Bleuler coined the term ‘autism,’ borrowing from the Eugen Bleuler Greek word ‘autos’…
The term Alzheimer’s disease first used
On Jul. 15, 1910, the term Alzheimer’s disease was first used by German psychiatrist Dr. Emil Kraepelin to…
German psychiatrist Alois Alzheimer identified the first case of what is now known as Alzheimer’s disease
On Nov. 3, 1906, a clinical psychiatrist and neuroanatomist, Alois Alzheimer, reported “A peculiar severe disease process of…
German chemist Felix Hoffmann synthesized aspirin and heroin
On Aug. 10, 1897, German chemist Felix Hoffmann searching for something to relieve his father’s arthritis synthesized acetylsalicylic…
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The Nobel Foundation was established
On Nov. 27, 1895, Alfred Nobel signed his last will at the Swedish-Norwegian Club in Paris. He specified…
Brain pathology and Parkinson’s disease was linked
On May 27, 1893, Paul Oscar Blocq and Georges Marinesco published ‘Tremblement Parkonsonien Hemiplegique‘ the first case that…
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…
James Parkinson published an essay on paralysis agitans known as Shaking Palsy
In 1817, James Parkinson published an essay on six cases of paralysis agitans known as Shaking Palsy. This paper…