Great Epizootic disease struck down horses pulling equipment during the Boston Fire
On Nov. 9, 1872, the Boston Fire began on a Saturday and end ended Sunday destroying 776 buildings…
Boston Children’s Hospital was founded
On Jul. 20, 1869, Children’s hospital was founded in Boston by Dr. Francis Henry Brown, a Civil War…
Massachusetts Institute of Technology was founded
In 1861, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), was founded through the efforts of William Barton Rogers formerly chair…
John Collins Warren provided the first public demonstration of anesthesia in surgery
On Oct. 16, 1846, Harvard Medical School’s first dean, Dr. John Collins Warren, provided the first public demonstration…
Oliver Wendell Holmes identified the cause and prevention of puerperal fever
In 1843, Harvard Medical School dean and physician Oliver Wendall Holmes discovered the cause and prevention of childhood…
Ether used as surgical anesthetic for the first time
On Mar. 30, 1842, Dr. Crawford Long, an American physician and pharmacist in Jefferson, Georgia, used ether for…
McLean Hospital was founded
On Feb. 25, 1811, McLean Hospital was founded through a charter granted by the Massachusetts Legislature for the…
Benjamin Waterhouse conducted first small pox vaccination in the US
In 1801, Benjamin Waterhouse, a professor at the Massachusetts Medical College of Harvard University, conducted the first small…
The first class graduated from the Massachusetts Medical College of Harvard University
In 1788, The first class graduated from the Massachusetts Medical College of Harvard University.
The Massachusetts Medical College of Harvard University was founded
On Sept. 19, 1782, the Harvard Medical School was founded by Dr. John Warren a graduate of Harvard…
The Massachusetts Medical Society was founded
On Nov. 1, 1781, the Massachusetts Medical Society was established, and its charter was signed by Samuel Adams,…
A Massachusetts statute quarantined victims of the plague, smallpox and other infectious diseases
In 1697, a Massachusetts statute stipulated that all individuals suffering from plague, smallpox, and other infectious diseases must…
Harvard University was founded
In 1636, Harvard University, the oldest institution of higher learning in the U.S., was founded by a vote…