On Aug. 19, 1938, Maurice C. Hall, Willard H. Wright and colleagues published Studies in Trichinoisis that demonstrated…
In 1935, Lawrence Kolb, dean of the country’s addiction researchers, reported a series of studies on innovative treatment…
On Jan. 30, 1934, the First Birthday Balls to raise funds for the Warm Springs Foundation was held…
In 1932, Robert Wood Johnson II, son of the Company founder, began his leadership of Johnson & Johnson….
In 1932, the Tumor Institute of the Swedish Hospital opened its doors. Children’s Orthopedic Hospital Association, later known…
In 1931, Johnson ﾠ& ﾠJohnson pioneered family planning products with ORTHO-GYNOL, the first prescription contraceptive gel.
In 1931, Drs. Ralph Falk and Don Baxter launched the Don Baxter Intravenous Products Corporation, the first commercial…
In 1930, the Ransdell Act changed the name of the Hygienic Laboratory to National Institute (singular) of Health…
In 1930, the name of the Food, Drug, and Insecticide Administration was shortened to Food and Drug Administration…
In 1930, Ernest Everett Just, an African American biologist, became the first American to be invited to the…
In 1930, the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology (MIR) at Washington University School of Medicine (WUSM) was established, funded…
In 1930, Johnsonﾠ&ﾠJohnson established operations in Mexico and South Africa.
In 1929, Philip Drinker and Louis Shaw developed the ‘iron lung’ to aid respiration.
In 1929, Hoffman-La Roche outgrew its New York offices, prompting the development of a new plant in Nutley,…
In 1928, The University of Oregon Medical School takes over operation of Doernbecher Hospital. Frank Doernbecher was a…
In 1928, the sword symbol of the Americal Cancer Society (ASCC) came from a 1928 nationwide poster contest…
In 1928, Sir Alexander Fleming observed a culture of mold and discovered that the antibacterial substance was not…
In 1928, Dr. Eaton MacKay was invited from Stanford University to become the first director of research at…
In 1927, the iron lung was developed by Philip Drinker and Louis Agassiz Shaw at Harvard School of…
In 1926, a statue of Balto, the heroic lead dog in the Iditarod Trail, used to transport diphtheria…
In 1926, The University of Oregon established a five-year program leading to a degree in nursing. The following…
In 1926, Doernbecher Memorial Hospital for Children was built on the Marquam Hill campus and becomes the first…
On Nov. 14, 1925, the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents filed the charter for the Wisconsin Alumni…
On Jun. 22, 1925, the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents officially established the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation…
In 1925, the Cook County Hospital treated nearly 42,000 patients, and a new building program began at a…
In 1924, Johnsonﾠ &ﾠ Johnson established first overseas operating company in the United Kingdom.
On May 30, 1923, movie star Rudolph Valentino visited Seattle’s Children’s Orthopedic Hospital during his only known visit…
On Nov. 10, 1922, Carl Voegtlin, J. M. Johnson, and Helen Dyer announced they had co-published an article…
In 1921, Johnsonﾠ &ﾠ Johnson launched BAND-AID Brand Adhesive Bandages. The bandages were invented by employee Earle Dickson,…
In 1921, Frederick Banting and Charles Best who extracted the hormone insulin from the pancreas’ of dogs in…