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Blood Systems was the first interstate blood bank, operating under multiple names; by 1967, it served 850 hospitals in 12 states. [8] The youngest predecessor to Vitalant, LifeSource, was created in 1987 by the merger of the Blood Center of Northern Illinois with operations of the American Red Cross in the Chicago area.
Bloodletting was also popular in the young United States of America, where Benjamin Rush (a signatory of the Declaration of Independence) saw the state of the arteries as the key to disease, recommending levels of bloodletting that were high even for the time.
Formal training and recognition of African-American women began in 1858 when Sarah Mapps Douglass was the first black woman to graduate from a medical course of study at an American university. [1] Later, in 1864 Rebecca Crumpler became the first African-American woman to earn a medical degree. The first nursing graduate was Mary Mahoney in 1879.
Nat King Cole First African American to win a Tony Award: Juanita Hall (Best Featured Actress in a Musical, South Pacific) [193] First African American to win a Pulitzer Prize: Gwendolyn Brooks (book of poetry, Annie Allen, 1949) [194] Ralph Bunche First African American to win the Nobel Peace Prize: Ralph Bunche [195]
[27] Co-screenwriter Michael Ferris also accepted his award, [28] [29] and in his speech thanked the Golden Raspberry Foundation for boosting Catwoman ' s DVD sales. [30] Julie Newmar, who portrayed Catwoman in the Batman TV series, received that film's Worst Picture award, and was told that she was the "best Catwoman". [1] Michael Ferris ...
Bill Clinton became the first Democrat to serve as president in more than a decade when he took the oath of office on January 20, 1993. Maya Angelou read an original poem "On the Pulse of Morning ...
Larry Kelley, the second winner of the award, was the first to win it as the "Heisman Trophy". [3] In addition to the name change, the award also became a nationwide achievement. With the new name, players west of the Mississippi became eligible; the first player from the western United States was selected in 1938, TCU quarterback Davey O'Brien ...
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