Tag Archives: medicine

November 12, 1987

Posted on November 12, 2020 by Joel Byers

On November 12, 1987, the American Medical Association (AMA) issued a policy statement that said it was completely unethical for a doctor to refuse to treat a patient solely because that person had AIDS or was… Continue reading →

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December 14, 1799

Posted on December 14, 2019 by Joel Byers

On December 14, 1799 First American President George Washington died after a very, brief illness. What killed him? No one is sure. On December 13th he was healthy and on December 14th he was dead. He was seen by his doctors and they said he had caught an illness from wearing wet clothes. They decided … Continue reading →

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February 14, 1929

Posted on February 14, 2016 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1929 the first report on penicillin’s medicinal properties were published. Sir Alexander Fleming’s famously accidentally discovered penicillin after leaving a Petri dish out for too long. On this date he published his report about his findings regarding the mold and its potential medical use. Which was appropriate considering that … Continue reading →

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December 3, 1931

Posted on December 3, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1931 Alka Seltzer was sold for the first time. It wouldn’t be until 1975 that the famous jingle and TV ad “plop plop fizz fizz, oh what a relief it is” would be heard and adolescent boys would immediately turn it into a scatological reference to irritate their mothers.

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November 23, 1921

Posted on November 23, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com in 1921, President Harding signed the Willis Campell Act which forbid doctors from prescribing beer or liquor for medicinal purposes.

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July 11th, 1985

Posted on July 11, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1985, Dr. H. Harlan Stone announced that he had used zippers instead of stitches on 28 patients. He explained that the zippers were used when he believed he may have to re-operate. While the technique was revolutionary, Stone, a graduate of Yale and Emory, remained wholly conservative in one … Continue reading →

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January 23, 1849

Posted on January 23, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1849 – English-born Elizabeth Blackwell became the first woman in America to receive a medical degree. She attended and graduated from the Medical Institution of Geneva, NY, to the opposition of her fellow students and the general public, although by the time she graduated, she had earned the respect … Continue reading →

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December 31, 1841

Posted on December 31, 2013 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1841, the state of Alabama enacted the first legislation that regulated dental practices in the U.S., and required state medical boards to administer examination and issue licenses using the same rules and restrictions as medical licenses. But there were no laws that required the citizens of Alabama to avail … Continue reading →

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December 7, 1982

Posted on December 7, 2013 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1982, Charlie Brooks Junior, a convicted murderer, was the first prisoner in the United States to be executed by lethal injection, at a prison in Huntsville, Texas. Before his lethal injection, it was noticed that he had not received a tetanus shot in the last fourteen years, and that … Continue reading →

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September 25, 1957

Posted on September 25, 2013 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY! in 1957, Great Britain performed well on its nuclear test at Maralinga, Australia. It scored very well on the multiple choice section with a grade of 94, but the essay section of the test almost brought it a failing grade as the American scorers deducted points for spelling aluminum incorrectly … Continue reading →

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