On Apr. 3, 1879, John B. Hamilton began service as Supervising Surgeon (later known as U.S. Surgeon General),…
In 1879, German biologist Walter Fleming stains chromosomes to observe them clearly and describes the process of mitosis.
In 1879, following yellow fever outbreaks, the U.S. Congress established the National Board of Health, in part to…
In 1879, Louis Pasteur created the first live attenuated bacterial vaccine (chicken cholera). He happened upon the method…
In 1879, the College of Veterinary Medicine was established at Iowa State University in Ames, the nationﾒs first…
In 1879, Seaman Knapp served as the second president of Iowa Agricultural College (ISU) from 1883-1884. In 1987,…
In 1879, the Virginia General Assembly amended MCVs charter to allow the College to confer a degree in…