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…