Mary Edwards Walker served as a surgeon during the Civil War and received the Medal of Honor for her service
In Sept. 1863, Mary Edwards Walker was employed as a “Contract Acting Assistant Surgeon” by the Army of…
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…
Biologist Thomas Henry Huxley published landmark work: Evidence as to Man’s place in nature
In 1863, English biologist Thomas Henry Huxley known as “Darwin’s Bulldog” for his defence of Charles Darwin’s theory…
The American Veterinary Medical Association was established
In 1863, the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) was established. The AVMA, a not-for-profit association, is one of…
Harper Hospital was founded to treat wounded Civil War soldiers
In 1863, Harper Hospital was founded to treat wounded Civil War soldiers. It eventually became Harper University Hospital….
Francis Peyre Porcher published “Resources of the Southern Fields and Forests”
In 1863, Francis Peyre Porcher, a Confederate surgeon (Faculty, School of Medicine of the Medical College of the…
The first women students were admitted to the University of Wisconsin
In 1863, the first women students were admitted to the University of Wisconsin in the Normal Department.
Iowa became the first State in the Nation to accept the terms of the Morrill Act creating the land-grant system of colleges
On Sept. 12, 1862, Iowa became the first State in the Nation to accept the terms and conditions…
The Organic Act established the U.S. Department of Agriculture
On May 15, 1862, the Organic Act established the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and directed its commissioner to…
Tariff Act approved which exempted foreign plants and trees from U.S. import duties
On Apr. 27, 1862, the Tariff Act, also known as the Dallas Tariff, exempted foreign plants and trees…
The University of South Dakota was founded
In 1862, the University of South Dakota was founded by the Dakota Territorial Legislature in Vermillion, making it…
University of Washington was founded in Seattle
On Nov. 4, 1861, the University of Washington (UW) was founded in Seattle. As of October 2020, the…
James Edward Hanger becomes the first amputee of the American Civil War
On Jun. 3, 1861, James Edward Hanger becomes the first amputee of the American Civil War. By the…
The U.S. Patent and Trade Office annual seed distribution exceeded 24 million packages of seeds
In 1861, the U.S. Patent and Trade Office (USPTO) annual seed distribution exceeded 2.4 million packages of seed…
Massachusetts Institute of Technology was founded
In 1861, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), was founded through the efforts of William Barton Rogers formerly chair…
Julian John Chisolm published his ‘A Manual of Military Surgery’
In 1861, Julian John Chisolm (Dean, 1866-67, School of Medicine of the Medical College of the State of…
Manly Miles became a professor at Michigan Agricultural College, the first professor of scientific agriculture in the U.S.
In 1860, Manly Miles became a professor at Michigan Agricultural College, now know as Michigan State University, and…
The Medical College of Virginia became a state institution
In 1860, in return for a $30,000 appropriation, the Medical College of Virginia conveyed all its property to…
British naturalist Charles Darwin published “On the Origin of Species” which explained the theory of evolution
On Nov. 24, 1859, British naturalist Charles Darwin published “On the Origin of Species’ which explained the theory…
Chemist Herman Kolbe completed the synthesis of an organic compound from inorganic materials
In 1859, German chemist Herman Kolbe accomplished the first generally accepted synthesis of an organic compound from inorganic…
The University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences was established
In 1859, the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences was established, and in 1872 the…
University of Alabama’s Medical College branch opened in Mobile
In 1859, the University of Alabama’s Medical College branch opened in Mobile. In 1820, the University of the…
Charles Darwin and Alfred Wallace announced co-discovery to Linnean Society
On Jul. 1, 1858, British naturalists Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace planned to jointly present at the…
Iowa Agricultural College and Model Farm (Iowa State University) was established
On Mar. 22, 1858, the Iowa Agricultural College and Model Farm, now Iowa State University, was officially established…
Corvallis academy (Oregon State University) was established
On Jan. 20, 1858, Corvallis academy (Oregon State University) was founded and maintained by the Methodist Episcopal Church,…
Edward R Squibb founded a pharmaceutical company in Brooklyn
In 1858, Edward R. Squibb founded a pharmaceutical company in Brooklyn.
Louis Pasteur began experiments that prove definitively that yeast is alive and microbes cause fermentation
In 1857, Louis Pasteur began the experiments that eventually proved definitively that yeast is alive and microbes cause…
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…
The East Alabama Male College (Auburn University) was founded
In 1856, Auburn University was founded as the East Alabama Male College, a private school affiliated with the…
The Agricultural College of the State of Michigan was established
On Feb. 12, 1855, Gov. Kinsley S. Bingham signed into law an act for the establishment of the…