Blood Timeline

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  • 2500 B.C.
    2500 BCE

    2500 B.C.

    The practice of bloodletting began around 2500 B.C. with the Egyptians to try to cure diseases.
  • 500 B.C.
    500 BCE

    500 B.C.

    Greeks distinguished between arteries and veins
    arteries - carry oxygen blood from the heart to various parts of the body
    veins - carry deoxygenate towards the body
  • 1659 A.D.
    1569

    1659 A.D.

    Anton van Leeuwenhoek viewed blood cells under a microscope
  • 1795

    1795

    First blood transfusion performed
  • 1901

    1901

    Karl Landsteiner discovered three blood types: A,B,O
  • 1902

    1902

    Alfred Decastello discovered fourth blood type: AB
  • 1922

    1922

    Percy Oliver established the first blood donor service
  • 1935

    1935

    Mayo Clinic developed a method to store blood for transfusions
  • 1937

    1937

    Dr. Bernard Fantus established the first blood bank
  • 1940

    1940

    Karl Landsteiner discovered the Rh protein
  • 1959

    1959

    First care of AIDS recorded in the Congo
  • 1984

    1984

    Robert Gallo identified the virus causing AIDS
  • 1985

    1985

    Development of ELISA test to screen diseases such as HIV
  • 1987

    1987

    Scientists began developing blood-screening tests for infectious diseases