The Maine Medical Center was founded
In 1874, The Maine Medical Center (MCC) was founded. Today, MMC is a teaching hospital for Tufts University…
First black student registered in the medical college of the University of South Carolina
On Oct. 7, 1873, Henry E. Hayne, the Secretary of State of South Carolina, became the first of…
The Legislature established the University of Oregon in Eugene
On Oct. 12, 1872, the Legislature established the University of Oregon (UO) in Eugene. The UO officially opened…
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The Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (Virginia Tech) opened it’s doors
On Oct. 1, 1872, the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (Virginia Tech) was founded. The Virginia Polytechnic Institute…
Classes began at the Arkansas Industrial University (University of Arkansas)
On Jan. 21, 1872, classes began at the Arkansas Industrial University with seven boys and one girl in…
The state legislature approved establishment of a land-grant university, to be known as the Arkansas Industrial University (University of Arkansas)
On Mar. 27, 1871, the state legislature approved establishment of a land-grant university, to be known as the…
The Arkansas Industrial University (University of Arkansas) was founded
On Mar. 27, 1871, the University of Arkansas was founded in in Fayetteville as the Arkansas Industrial University,…
The Iowa College of Medicine opened doors for its first class
On Sept. 20, 1870, the Iowa College of Medicine opened doors for its first class. The faculty consisted…
Willamette University welcomed its first medical students to its Salem campus
In 1867, less than a quarter century after the Oregon Trail opened, and only eight years after Oregon…
The New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanical Arts (University of New Hampshire) was founded
In 1866, The New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanical Arts (University of New Hampshire) was founded.
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…
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…
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…
Dr. Charles E Brown-Sequard at Medical College of Virginia conducted research on endocrinology
In 1855, Dr. Charles E. Brown-Sequard at Medical College of Virginia conducted research in the basement of the…
Eliot Seminary (Washington University in St Louis) was founded
In 1853 Washington University in St. Louis was founded in 1853 as Eliot Seminary by Wayman Crow and…
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The American Association for the Advancement of Science was founded
On Sept. 20, 1848, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) was founded which marked the…
Nelson Dewey, Wisconsin’s first governor, signed the act that formally created the University of Wisconsin-Madison
On Jul. 26, 1848, Nelson Dewey, Wisconsin’s first governor, signed the act that formally created the University of…
The State University of Iowa (University of Iowa) was founded
On Feb 25, 1847, the State University of Iowa, now known as the University of Iowa, was founded…
The Yale College Graduate School of Arts and Sciences was founded
In 1847, the Yale College Graduate School of Arts and Sciences was founded as the ‘Department of Philosophy…
James Moultrie, Jr, MD helped found the American Medical Association
In 1847, James Moultrie, Jr., M.D. (Dean, School of Medicine of the Medical College of the State of…
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…
The Hampden-Sydney College medical department moved into its first permanent home, the Egyptian Building
In 1844, The Medical Department of Hampden-Sydney College moved into its first permanent home, the Egyptian Building.
The University of Missouri was founded
In 1839, the University of Missouri was founded after the Missouri legislature passed the Geyer Act, legislation that…
Two medical colleges merged into the Medical College of the State of South Carolina
In 1839, two medical colleges merged into the the Medical College of the State of South Carolina. In…
Emory College classes began
On Sept. 17, 1838, Emory College classes began for fifteen students. The College was founded in 1836 by…
The state territorial legislature passed a bill to establish a University of Wisconsin ‘at or near Madison, the seat of government’
In 1838, The state territorial legislature passed a bill to establish a University of Wisconsin ‘at or near…
University of Alabama becomes the first in the state to offer engineering classes
In 1837, the University of Alabama became the first in the state to offer engineering classes. It was…
Emory College was founded
In 1836, Emory College was founded by a group of Methodists in Newton County that dedicated themselves to…
Wake Forest Manual Labor Institute was founded
In 1834, The Wake Forest Manual Labor Institute was founded in Wake Forest. It was rechartered as Wake…
Tuscaloosa was chosen as home of the University of the State of Alabama (University of Alabama)
In 1827, Tuscaloosa, then the state’s capital, was chosen as home of the University of the State of…