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1492
columbian exchange
columbus and the parties he came with brought diseases, food, and people to the americas. this got rid of much of the native population and made it much easier to colonize -- crash course " #23 " -
the reformation
the reformation was a movement by the puritans to escape religious prosecution and colonize the americas more for england -- puritan settlement notes, in class -
sir c. wren invents intravenous medication
experimenting on dogs, english architect sir christopher wren is the first to administer medications intravenously by means of an animal bladder attached to a sharpened quill -- info please medical advances timeline -
james lind discovers citrus prevents scurvy
james lind, a scottish naval surgeon, discovers that citrus fruits prevent scurvy. it takes another 40 years after he writes Treatise of the Scurvy before an official Admiralty order dictates the supply of lemon juice to ships to prevent it
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the french and indian war
britain and france had colonies in north america. the british wanted to settle in the ohio river valley and to trade with the Native Americans who lived there. they built forts to protect their trade with the Indians. in 1754, george washington led an army against them -
treatise of the scurvy is published
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american revolution
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edward jenner develops the smallpox vaccine
edward jenner develops a method to protect people from smallpox by exposing them to the cowpox virus by rubbing pus from a dairymaid's cowpox pustule into scratches on the arm of his gardener's 8-year-old son, and then exposes him to smallpox six weeks later (which he does not develop) -- info please medical advances timeline -
the first successful human blood transfusion
british obstetrician james blundell performs the first successful transfusion of human blood -- info please medical advances timeline -
the invention of bromine
bromine is a chemical that is particularly effective against gangrene. nurses and helpers found it on the battlefield and as a result nearly 3/4 of all surgeries yielded survivors -- Cleburne Video -
trail of tears and IRA
native americans are forced to move for settlers. the bill is from the president, andrew jackson, and although many opposed it, the act went through and carted all the natives of their land -- SOAPStone and OPTICS on the IRA -
the minnie ball is put into effect
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lincoln abolishes slavery
lincoln publishes the emancipation proclamation, therefore abolishing slavery -- Cleburne Video -
emancipation proclomation
president lincoln declares that in any and all rebelling states, all slaves are lawfully free. this doesn't go over very well, but the point wasn't exactly to free slaves, it was making a point of saying that they will be recognised in the eyes of the law -
germ theory
louis pasteur and robert koch establish the germ theory of disease. according to germ theory, a specific disease is caused by a specific organism. Before this discovery, most doctors believed diseases were caused by spontaneous generation and doctors would care for living patients without washing their hands, not realizing that they were therefore transmitting the disease -- info please medical advances timeline -
first rabies vaccine
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ellis island opens
opened as a federal immigration station, served for 60 years. immigrants would pass through medical and legal inspections to be deemed fit to enter the country. ellis island worked very well from about 1900-1914 - about 5,000 to 10,000 immigrants every day -- mrs. reyes's slideshow -
malaria is discovered
ronald ross demonstrates that malaria parasites are transmitted via mosquitoes, although french army surgeon charles louis alphonse laveran identified parasites in the blood of a malaria patient in 188, and treatment for malaria was identified much earlier. the treatments include the Qinghao plant (Artemisia annua)and quinine -- info please medical advances timeline -
aspirin is invented
Felix Hoffman develops aspirin (acetyl salicylic acid). The juice from willow tree bark had been used as early as 400 BC to relieve pain. 19th century scientists knew that it was the salicylic acid in the willow that made it work, but it irritated the lining of the mouth and stomach. Hoffman synthesizes acetyl salicylic acid, developing what is now the most widely used medicine in the world -- info please medical advances timeline -
world war 1 starts
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first vaccine for yellow fever
first vaccine for yellow fever is created and tested
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world war II starts
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cold war starts
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vietnam war starts
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the first human heart transplant - medical
south african heart surgeon dr. christiaan barnard performs the first human heart transplant -- info please medical advances timeline -
first vaccine for hepatitis A
-- info please medical advances timeline -
first draft of human genome is announced
finalized version is released three years later
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the twin towers fall
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human skin cells to embryonic cells
scientists discover how to use human skin cells to create embryonic stem cells -- info please medical advances timeline -
DACA act
DACA was an executive action taken by barack obama that allowed undocumented immigrants who came to the US under the age of 16 to apply for protection from deportation. after a background check, those individuals were able to get renewable two-year permits -- mrs. reyes's slideshow
