In Jul. 1943, Construction of the original Madigan General Hospital began during the height of World War II…
In 1949, to help stem the spread of tuberculosis, the city of Seattle created a locked ward for…
On Mar. 5, 1947, ground was broken for the new University of Washington’s Health Sciences Building. The new…
On Oct. 2. 1946, the University of Washington formally opened a medical school as part of a School…
On Mar. 1, 1945, Governor Monard C. Wallgren signed the Medical-Dental Bill which authorized the formation of University…
On Sept. 22, 1944, the War Department General Order Number 76 officially redesignated Fort Lewis General Hospital as…
In 1942, Dr. William Hutchinson began a 47 year career in Seattle, Washington when he joined the Swedish…
On Apr. 2, 1937, Senator Homer T. Bone of Washington introduced S. 2067, “Authorizing the Surgeon General of…
In 1932, the Tumor Institute of the Swedish Hospital opened its doors. Children’s Orthopedic Hospital Association, later known…
In 1926, Doernbecher Memorial Hospital for Children was built on the Marquam Hill campus and becomes the first…
On May 30, 1923, movie star Rudolph Valentino visited Seattle’s Children’s Orthopedic Hospital during his only known visit…
In 1921, Hollister-Stier Laboratories, located in Spokane, is the oldest name in allergy science. The company was founded…
In 1920, the Virginia Mason was founded as an 80-bed hospital with six physician offices. It was named…
On Apr. 1, 1919, the Stanley Cup playoffs between the Montreal Canadians and the Seattle Metropolitans ended tied…
On Oct. 3, 1918, the Spanish Flu reached Portland, Oregon when Private James McNeese, a young soldier on…
On Oct. 3, 1918, the Spanish Flu reached the state of Washington when Seattle newspapers reported that one…
In 1917, Dr. Kenneth McKenzie the staff surgeon at Oregon-Washington Railroad and Navigation Company persuaded the company to…
On Aug. 14, 1915, Hans Lundbeck founded a company in Copenhagen, Denmark, which dealt in everything from machinery…
In 1915, Alice Ball became the first African American and the first woman to graduate with a M.S….
On Mar. 12, 1912, Seattle voters passed a $125,000 bond issue (82 percent in support) to construct a…
On May 2, 1911, the Firland Sanatorium constructed by the Anti-Tuberculosis League of King County at 19303 Fremont…
On Oct. 1, 1907, bubonic plague broke out in Seattle when three (possibly seven) people died. Rats were…
On Jan. 11, 1907, Children’s Orthopedic Hospital Association, now known as Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center, was…
In 1896, Rocky Mountain spotted fever was first recognized in the Snake River Valley of Idaho and was…
On Jan. 13, 1892, the Washington Agricultural College and School of Science, now known as Washington State University…
On Mar. 28, 1890, Washington Agricultural College and School of Science (Washington State University) was established as a…
On Apr. 3, 1882, Eastern Washington University (EWU) was founded. Originally named Benjamin P. Cheney Academy for the…
On Aug. 2, 1878, the Sisters of Charity of Providence opened Seattle’s first hospital at Fifth Avenue and…
In Apr. 1863, Dr. Alexander Thomas Augusta became the first African American commissioned medical officer in the United…
On Nov. 4, 1861, the University of Washington (UW) was founded in Seattle. As of October 2020, the…