Medicine By Jesse R. Flake Period: Jan 2, 1700 to Jan 2, 2012 Medicine Jan 1, 1747 Citrus fruit is discovered the prevent scurvy Jan 1, 1796 Smallpox vaccination discovered Jan 1, 1846 First successful surgery with anaesthetic Jan 1, 1879 1st Vaccine for cholera Jan 1, 1882 Rabies vaccine is discovered Jan 1, 1897 Asprin is invented Jan 1, 1901 The first case of Alzheimer's disease is identified Jan 1, 1917 Shock Therapy is discovered to help with malaria fever Jan 1, 1928 Penicillin discovered Jan 1, 1967 Vaccine for mumps Period: Jan 1, 1990 to Jan 2, 2012 Medicine