The Davenport family that founded the chiropractic profession — and one of radio's earliest stations.
Daniel David (D.D.) Palmer performed the first chiropractic adjustment in Davenport, Iowa, in 1895 and founded the Palmer School of Chiropractic in 1897, establishing an entirely new health profession.
His son Bartlett Joshua (B.J.) Palmer built the school into the “fountainhead” of chiropractic and, along the way, founded one of the nation's first radio stations, WOC, in Davenport — where a young Ronald Reagan later got an early broadcasting job.
The Palmers made Davenport the global birthplace of chiropractic, and Palmer College still draws students from around the world. The family's reach extended into early broadcasting through WOC.
The profession the Palmers founded is now practiced worldwide.
The Palmer family is based in Davenport, Iowa. Palmer College of Chiropractic, the profession's “fountainhead,” still leads from Davenport
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D.D. Palmer (1845–1913) — founder of chiropractic (1895)
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