The National Congress on Medical Quackery convened in Washington, DC
On Oct. 6, 1961, the National Congress on Medical Quackery convened in Washington, D.C. sponsored jointly by the…
Congress authorized the SEC to conduct a study of fragmentation in the OTC market
In September 1961, U. S. Congress authorized the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to conduct a study of…
The Committee on the National Medal of Science was established by President John F Kennedy
On Aug. 23, 1961, The Committee on the National Medal of Science was established by President John F….
President John F Kennedy expanded the US Space Program
On May 25, 1961, President John F. Kennedy in his historic message to a joint session of the…
The first-ever National Poison Prevention Week was observed
In 1961, Congress established National Poison Prevention Week to raise awareness, reduce unintentional poisonings, and promote poison prevention….
The Northern Grain Insects Research Laboratory was established
In Jun. 1960, the U.S. Congress passed an appropriations bill that included funding for a Federal Insect Laboratory…
The National Medal of Science was established by the 86th Congress
On Aug. 25, 1959, the National Medal of Science was established by the 86th U.S. Congress as a…
Food Additives Amendments were passed
On Sept. 6, 1958, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Food Additives Amendments were passed, requiring that…
President Dwight Eisenhower signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act
On Jul. 29, 1958, President Dwight Eisenhower signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act (NASA), leading to the…
Sandia opened second laboratory in Livermore, California
On Mar. 4, 1956, Sandia opened second laboratory and transferred personnel from Albuquerque to Livermore, California and began…
Salk polio vaccine was announced
On Apr. 12, 1955, the polio vaccine developed by Dr. Jonas Salk at the University of Pittsburgh was…
The National Cancer Institute’s Cancer Chemotherapy National Service Center was established
On Apr. 1, 1955, the National Cancer Institute’s Cancer Chemotherapy National Service Center was established in the institute…
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HEW Secretary Oveta Culp Hobby appointed a committee of 14 citizens to study the adequacy of FDA’s facilities and programs
In 1955, Oveta Culp Hobby, the first Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW) appointed a committee of…
The Polio Vaccination Assistance Act was enacted by U.S. Congress
In 1955, the Polio Vaccination Assistance Act was enacted by the U.S. Congress, the first federal involvement in…
U.S. Congress passed the Small Business Act: created the U.S. Small Business Administration
On Jul. 30, 1953, the U.S. Small Business Administration was official with the Small Business Act to “aid,…
The Federal Security Agency became the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
On Apr. 11, 1953, the Federal Security Agency (FSA) becomes the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare…
Factory Inspection Amendment required FDA to give manufacturers written reports of conditions observed during inspections
In 1953, the U.S. Congress enacted the Factory Inspection Amendment which clarified previous law and required the U.S….
World Federation of the Deaf was established
On Sept. 23, 1951, the World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) was established in Rome during the first…
Sandia Corporation started managing Sandia Laboratory
On Nov. 2, 1949, Sandia Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Western Electric, took over management of Sandia…
Sandia National Laboratories was founded
Sandia began in 1945 as Z Division, the ordnance design, testing, and assembly arm of Los Alamos National…
Penicillin Amendment required FDA testing and certification of safety and effectiveness of all penicillin products
In 1945, the U.S. Congress passed the Penicillin Amendment, modeled on the earlier Insulin Amendment. The former required…
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt wrote Vannevar Bush setting in motion the National Science Foundation
On Nov. 17, 1944, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt wrote a letter to to Vannevar Bush, head of the…
The National Cancer Institute became a division in the National Institute of Health
On Jul. 1, 1944, the Public Health Service Act, P.L. 410, 78th Congress, provided that “The National Cancer…
Carl Voegtlin resigned as director of the National Cancer Institute
On Sept. 4, 1943, Dr. Carl Voegtlin resigned as director of the National Cancer Institute (NCI). Dr. Voegtlin…
Mike Mansfield elected to represent Montana in US Congress
In 1943, Mike Mansfield served Montana as Representative and Senator in the U.S. Congress for thiry-four years, and…
Insulin Amendment required the FDA to test and certify purity and potency of diabetes drug
On Dec. 22, 1941, the Insulin Amendment was passed by the U.S. Congress requiring the U.S. Food and…
President Franklin Roosevelt dedicated the first six buildings of NIH
On Oct. 31, 1940, President Franklin Roosevelt dedicated the first six buildings of the National Institutes of Health…
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U.S. Congress passed the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
On Jun. 25, 1938, the U.S. Congress passed the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with new provisions….
Carl Voegtlin became the first director of the National Cancer Institute
On Jan. 13, 1938, Dr. Carl Voegtlin became the first director of the National Cancer Institute (NCI), established…
The Federal Trade Commission was charged with overseeing advertising associated with products otherwise regulated by FDA
In 1938, under the Wheeler-Lea Act passed by the U.S. Congress, the Federal Trade Commission is charged with…