The Pasteur Institute Opened its Doors as a rabies treatment center
On Nov. 14, 1888, following Louis Pasteur’s successful international appeal for funds, the Pasteur Institute opened it doors…
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The Utah Agricultural College (Utah State University) was founded
On Mar. 8, 1888, The Utah Agricultural College (UAC), now known as Utah State University, was founded as…
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University of Oregon chartered a state medical school in Portland and established the Department of Medicine
In 1887, The University of Oregon chartered a state medical school in Portland and begins the University of…
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Georgia School of Technology (Georgia Institute of Technology) opened
On Oct 13, 1885, the Georgia School of Technology (Georgia Institute of Technology) opened its doors. The School’s…
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The University of Arizona was founded
in 1885, the University of Arizona (UA) was approved by the Arizona Territorial Legislature making it the first…
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New York Cancer Hospital on Manhattan’s Upper West Side (Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center) was founded
In 1884, New York Cancer Hospital on Manhattan’s Upper West Side (Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center) was founded by…
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The University of Texas at Austin opened its doors
On Sept. 15, 1883, the University of Texas at Austin (UT) opened with one building, eight professors, one…
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Construction of University of Texas at Austin commenced
In November 1882, construction of University of Texas at Austin commenced. The University opened a year later with…
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Storrs Agricultural School (University of Connecticut) opened its doors
On Sept. 28, 1881, Storrs Agricultural School (University of Connecticut) opened its doors with three faculty members and…
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Dakota Agricultural College (South Dakota State University) was founded
On Feb. 21, 1881, the University of South Dakota was founded as the land-grant college by the Dakota…
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Nebraska’s first medical college was reorganized and renamed the Omaha Medical College
In 1881, Nebraskaﾒs first medical college was reorganized and renamed the Omaha Medical College. Today, the University of…
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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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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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Iowa State University established the nation’s first College of Veterinary Medicine
In 1879, the College of Veterinary Medicine was established at Iowa State University in Ames, the nation’s first…
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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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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 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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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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Classes began at the Arkansas Industrial University (University of Arkansas)
On Jan. 21, 1872, classes began at the Arkansas Industrial University with seven boys and one girl in…
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The Arkansas Industrial University (University of Arkansas) was founded
On Mar. 27, 1871, the Arkansas Industrial University, now known as the University of Arkansas, was founded in…
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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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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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The New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanical Arts (University of New Hampshire) was founded
In 1866, The New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanical Arts (University of New Hampshire) was founded.
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The National Academy of Sciences was established
On Mar. 3, 1863, to meet the government’s urgent need for an independent adviser on scientific matters, President…
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The American Veterinary Medical Association was established
In 1863, the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) was established. The AVMA, a not-for-profit association, is one of…
