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jan 1, 1930 - Formation of the NIH (National Institutes of Health)

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In 1930 the Ransdell Act was passed. This act reorganized the Laboratory of Hygiene, originally created in 1887, into the NIH. The NIH still exists in the 21st century.

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jan 1, 1930
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~ 96 years ago