Today in World War II History—April 16, 1943
Sunday, April 16, 2023 by Sarah Sundin
80 Years Ago—Apr. 16, 1943: Swiss chemist Albert Hoffman accidentally ingests LSD and learns of hallucinogenic properties.
President Roosevelt signs the Sparkman-Johnson Bill, which allows women physicians in the Army and Navy Medical Corps and Public Health Service (stateside only, treating women); 57 women will serve in the Navy Medical Corps.