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Charles Richard Drew (June 3, 1904 – April 1, 1950) was an American surgeon and medical researcher. He researched in the field of blood transfusions, developing improved techniques for blood storage, and applied his expert knowledge to developing large-scale blood banks early in World War II.
James Ingraham was a 14-year-old eighth grade student at Charles R. Drew Junior High School [4] in 1970. On October 6, 1970, Ingraham was accused of failing to promptly leave the stage of the school auditorium when asked to do so by a teacher. [5]
Charles R. Drew Postgraduate Medical School was incorporated in the State of California as a private, nonprofit educational institution in 1966 [3] in response to the McCone Commission's recommendations to improve access to healthcare in South Los Angeles following the Watts Riots in 1965.
The Charles Richard Drew House is a historic house at 2505 1st Street in Arlington, Virginia.A vernacular early 20th-century dwelling, it is of national significance as the home from 1920 to 1939 of Charles Richard Drew (1904–50), an African-American physician whose leadership on stockpiling of blood plasma saved lives during World War II.
Charles R. Drew (1922), discovered blood plasma and was the first black surgeon to serve as an examiner on the American Board of Surgery [51] H. Naylor Fitzhugh, credited with creating the concept of target marketing [52] Evelyn Boyd Granville, second African-American woman to receive a Ph.D. in mathematics from an American university [53]
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April 1 – Charles R. Drew (born 1904), African American physician, pioneer in blood transfusion. April 28 – Oakes Ames (born 1874), American botanist. September 10 – Annie Montague Alexander (born 1867), American paleontologist. September 21 – Arthur Milne (born 1896), English space physicist.