 | | | | Today In Health History Headlines | | | George Papanicolaou, a physician and researcher born on this date in 1883 in Greece, developed and gave his name to what is known as the Pap test.
One of history's most famous nurses was born on this date in 1820.
The first eye bank opened on this date in 1944 at New York Hospital.
On this date in 1848, a resolution was approved that allocated funds for the first school for the mentally retarded.
Juliet Ann Opie Hopkins was born on this date in 1818.
Dr. Sigmund Freud, the most famous name in the field of psychoanalysis, was born on this date in 1856 in Freiberg, Moravia (now the Czech Republic).
The first vaccination legislation for American Indians was passed on this date in 1832, more than 19 years after the first national vaccination legislation had been passed.
Perhaps the most famous pediatrician of all time was Dr. Benjamin Spock, author of "Baby and Child Care," which promoted that moms and dads use affection and respect, rather than rigid discipline, to parent their children.
The Ohio Institution for the Blind, which was the first state school for the blind, opened on July 4, 1837.
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