Clinton Pharmaceutical Company was incorporated
On Dec. 13, 1887, William McLaren Bristol and his friend, John Ripley Myers, invested $5,000 into the Clinton…
The Marine Hospital Service created in a one-room laboratory by Joseph Kinyoun
In 1887, Joseph Kinyoun, a Marine Hospita Service (MHS) physician trained in the new bacteriological methods, set up…
U.S. Congress passed The Margarine Act of 1886
On Aug. 2. 1886, the U.S. Congress passed the Oleomargarine Act which among other things, directed the Secretary…
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…
The Eastman Dry Plate Company (Kodak) was founded
On Jan. 1, 1881, the Eastman Dry Plate Company (Eastman Kodak) was founded in Rochester, New York. Kodak…
New York Skin and Cancer Hospital was the first hospital in America devoted to cancer and skin disorders
In 1872, the New York Skin and Cancer Hospital was founded as the first hospital in America devoted…
Dr. Susan Smith McKinney Steward became the first African-American woman to earn a medical degree in New York state
In 1870, Dr. Susan Smith McKinney Steward was the first African-American woman to ever earn a medical degree…
The medical college for women at the New York Infirmary for Women and Children was founded
In 1867, the medical college for women at the New York Infirmary for Women and Children was founded….
Steamer Virginia arrived in New York, its passengers riddled with cholera and ordered quarantined
On April 18, 1866, the steamer Virginia arrived in New York from Liverpool, its passengers riddled with cholera….
The Metropolitan Board of Health was established in New York City
In 1866, The Metropolitan Board of Health was established in New York City at the suggestion of the…
The Bayer Company acquired an interest a coal-tar dyes factory in Albany
In 1865, The Bayer Company acquired an interest in its first coal-tar dyes factory in Albany, New York.
New York State’s Quarantine Act called for power to detain any ship entering the port of New York
In 1863, New York State’s new Quarantine Act called for a quarantine office run by a health officer…
The New York Infirmary for Women and Children was founded
In 1857, Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell, her sister, Dr. Emily Blackwell, and Dr. Marie Zakrzewska founded the New York…
America’s first African American with a medical degree, James McCune Smith became founding member of NY Statistics Society
In 1852, James McCune Smith, the first African American to hold a medical degree, was invited as a…
Elizabeth Blackwell became the first woman in the U.S. with a medical degree
On Jan. 3, 1849, Elizabeth Blackwell received her M.D. degree from the Medical Institution of Geneva, N.Y., and…
Emil Mallinckrodt aquired land for first factory
In 1840, Emil Mallinckrodt acquired a land in the Bremen area of St. Louis, which became the site…
Dr. James McCune Smith became the first African American to hold a medical degree
In 1837, Dr. James McCune Smith became the first African American to hold a medical degree. Smith, a…
New York mandated maritime cholera quarantine
In 1832, New York mandated in June that no ship can approach within 300 yards of any dock…
Asiatic cholera epidemic hit New York City with particular ferocity
In 1832, Asiatic cholera epidemic hit New York City with particular ferocity. Sanitary cordons, or quarantine, were the…
New York City Council established a quarantine anchorage off Bedloe’s Island
In 1738, the New York City Council established a quarantine anchorage off Bedloe’s Island, now home to the…
The New York City General Assembly prohibited people from smallpox infected areas from entering the city
In 1663, during a smallpox epidemic in New York City, the General Assembly passed a law forbidding people…