Washington Agricultural College opened its doors
On Jan. 13, 1892, the Washington Agricultural College and School of Science, now known as Washington State University…
The Surgeon General issued an order that required all ships entering U.S. ports be quarantined twenty days
In 1892, President Benjamin Harrison, trying to prevent av Asiatic cholera epidemic, had Surgeon General Thomas J. Parran,…
Rudploh Diesel, a german engineer creates the diesel engine, designed to operate with vegetable oil
In 1892, Rudploh Diesel, a german engineer created the diesel engine, an internal combustion engine originally designed to…
The John A Creighton Medical College was founded
In 1892, the John A. Creighton Medical College was founded. The medical school was affiliated with the new…
The University of Nevada was founded
In 1892, the University of Nevada, the state’s land-grant institution was founded in 1874 in Elko as a…
Eastern European immigrants were confined to North Brother Island near New York due to Typhus outbreak
In 1892, the port of New York imposed a 20 day quarantine on all immigrant passengers who traveled…
The Wistar Institute, the nation’s first independent biomedical research facility, was founded
In 1892, The Wistar Institute, the nation’s first independent biomedical research facility, was founded and is the namesake…
The original building of the Wistar Institute was constructed
In 1892, the original building of the Wistar Institute was constructed, and today still a part of the…
Purdue Frederick Company (Purdue Pharma) was founded
In 1892, the Purdue Frederick Company was founded by medical doctors Dr. John Purdue Gray and George Frederick…