History of Medicine By bearsfootball5408@gmail.com 100 3000 B.C.First Medical History is Recorded 3000 B.C. Period: 100 to 100 Greek 400 Study of Medicine banned Period: 410 to Jan 1, 1000 Dark Ages Oct 7, 1000 Study of Medicine Sparks Up Again Oct 8, 1200 First Control of Public Hygine Instituted Oct 8, 1300 First Human Disection Period: Jan 1, 1346 to Jan 1, 1353 Black Death Oct 8, 1400 First regulations for mid-wives Oct 8, 1500 Fist scientific study of human anatomy published Oct 8, 1600 Bacteria Discovered Jan 1, 1628 William Harvey Describes Circulation of Blood Oct 8, 1700 First law requireing licensed medical practitioners Period: Jul 4, 1776 to Jul 5, 1776 America gains Independence Jan 1, 1796 Edward Jenner Develops Vaccine for Smallpox Oct 8, 1842 First Practical Anesthetic Introduced ether Oct 8, 1879 Germ Theory Introduced Jan 1, 1881 Clara Barton Founds American Red Cross Oct 8, 1885 Rabies Vaccination Discovered Jan 1, 1895 William Roentgen Discovers X-rays Jan 1, 1910 Marie Curie Isolates Raidum Jan 1, 1928 Alexander Flemming Discovers Penicillin Jan 1, 1952 Jonas Salk Develops Polio Vaccine Oct 8, 1960 Birth Control Pill Introduced Oct 7, 1967 First Heart Transplant by Christian Barnard Oct 8, 1978 First test-tube Baby born Oct 8, 1981 AIDS recognized Oct 7, 1996 First Cloning
