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Jan 1, 1000
Medical School
The first school of medicine established in Salema, Italy. -
May 13, 1110
Crusaders
Crusaders march into Beirut causing a bloodbath. -
Jan 1, 1200
Public Hygiene instituted
First strict measures for control of public hygiene instituted -
May 20, 1310
Both Shoes
Shoes are made for both right and left feet. -
Jan 1, 1315
First Dissection
The first dissection is performed on a human corpse by Mondino de Liuzzi that was recorded.
Before that, dissection was only legal on executed criminals for educational purposes. -
Jan 1, 1400
Midwife Regulations
First recorded regulations for midwives are made up. -
Jan 1, 1497
North America Discovered
John Cabot discovers parts of North America. -
Jan 1, 1510
Dissection and Drawing the Human Body
The artist Leonardo Da Vinci teamed up with a doctor by the name of Marcantonio della Torre and dissected as much as 30 males and females in 30 years while drawing their anatomy. -
Blood circulation
Blood circulation was first described. -
Bacteria Discovered
Bacteria was first discovered. -
Law Requires License
First law requiring licensed medical practitioners is created. -
Obstetrics Seperates
Obstetrics established as a separate branch of medicine. -
First Mercury Thermometer
Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit invented the first mercury thermometer. -
Smallpox Vaccine
Vaccination against smallpox developed. -
Disagnostic Tools Invented
Diagnostic tools, such as microscope, thermometer and x-rays, invented. -
Ether introduced
First practical anestetic, ether, is first introduced. -
Modern Nursing
Florence Nightingale became the founder of modern nursing. -
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Patterns of Heredity
Gregor Mendel established the patterns of heredity by experimenting with pea plants and cross-breeding them. -
Germ Theory
The Germ Theory is introduced. -
Rabies Vaccine
Rabies vaccine is discovered by Louis Pasteur. -
X-rays
William Roentgen discovered X-rays. His first x-ray was of his wife's hand and you could see her ring on her finger. -
Blood Types Identified
Major blood types are identified. O, A, B, and AB. -
First plane
Orville and Wilbur Wright are brothers and had a successful experiment with the first airplane. -
Mass produced car
The Model-T Ford car is mass produced and available for the public. -
Isolated Radium
Marie Curie isolated radium for the first time. And died of radiation. -
Penicillin Discovered
First antibiotic drug, penicillin, is discovered. -
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Holocaust
The Holocaust during World War 2, reigned by Adolf Hitler, contributed to 5,860,000 Jewish casualites. -
Polio Vaccine
First successful polio vaccine is discovered. -
Birth Control
Birth control pill is introduced. -
JFK Assassinated
President John F. Kennedy is assassinated, and died right away from a gunshot to the head. -
Heart Transplant
First successful heart transplant. -
First cell-phone
The first cell phone was invented. The creator also placed a call to his rival with it. -
Test-tube Baby
The first test-tube baby is born. -
AIDS Recognized
AIDS first recognized by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
(The first AIDS-like cases were identified more than a centruy earlier, in 1872.) -
Sheep Clone
Scientists cloned a sheep. -
Terrorist Attack
Terrorists crash two planes into the World Trade Center in New York and into the Pentagon in Washington DC. -
Moon Landing
The first moon landing happens with Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin. -
Invention of Gunpowder
Chinese alchemists invent gunpowder for the first time.
