📅 14 March 1942
A critically ill woman received a scarce supply of the antibiotic during a life-threatening infection.
📅 14 March 1942
Penicillin was flown to the hospital and delivered in time for Miller’s first dose.
📅 14 March 1942
Miller became one of the earliest US patients whose life was saved by penicillin therapy.
📅 14 March 1942
The episode illustrated the need to manufacture enough penicillin for wider access during wartime.
