Bloodspatter

Blood Spatter Timeline

By alittle1
  • 2500 BCE

    2500 B.C.

    2500 B.C.
    The Egyptians used bloodletting to try to cure disease.
  • 500 BCE

    500 B.C.

    500 B.C.
    The Greeks had distinguished the differences between the arteries and veins.

  • 1659 A.D.

    1659 A.D.
    Blood cells were first observed under a microscope by Anton van Leeuwenhoek.

  • 1795 A.D.

    1795 A.D.
    The first blood transfusion was preformed in 1795.

  • 1901 A.D.

    1901 A.D.
    In 1901 Karl Landsteiner had discovered the three blood types: A, B, and O.

  • 1902

    1902
    Alfred Decastello discovered AB, the fourth blood type group.

  • 1922 A.D.

    1922 A.D.
    The first blood donation was formed in 1922 by Percy Oliver.

  • 1935 A.D.

    1935 A.D.
    Mayo Clinic had developed a method to store blood for transportation.

  • 1937 A.D.

    1937 A.D.
    The first blood bank was founded by by Dr. Bernard Fantus.

  • 1940 A.D.

    1940 A.D.
    Karl Landsteiner discovered the Rh protein.

  • 1959 A.D.

    1959 A.D.
    In the Congo, the first case of AIDS was recorded.

  • 1984 A.D.

    1984 A.D.
    HIV, the AIDS causing virus, was identified by Robert Gallo.

  • 1985 A.D.

    1985 A.D.
    ELISA, a screening test for diseases such as HIV, was developed.

  • 1987 A.D.

    1987 A.D.
    Blood screening tests for infectious diseases were developed by scientists.