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4 innovative ways Johnson & Johnson has helped protect the public’s health during outbreaks since the late 1800s
From epidemic masks that the company introduced during the Spanish flu pandemic to work it’s doing today on an investigational COVID-19 vaccine, learn how the company has been at the forefront of safeguarding global public health for well over a century.
Windows on the past: The Johnson & Johnson employees who were forever commemorated in stained glass
In the 1930s the company commissioned a series of colorful panels to pay homage to men and women who worked at Johnson & Johnson. For Employee Appreciation Day, we tell the story behind the art.
The charming way Johnson & Johnson showed its thanks to employees in the 1960s
We posed a question to Johnson & Johnson’s Chief Historian: What artifact from the archives do you love best?
That’s so presidential! 4 of Johnson & Johnson’s most memorable moments with heads of state
In honor of Presidents’ Day, the company’s chief historian shares some stories of special company connections to former U.S. presidents, including the day one leader awarded Johnson & Johnson with a medal for a century’s worth of innovation.
Look for the sign: The unique way Johnson & Johnson helped ring in the New Year in 1915
Spoiler: It was a giant rooftop electric sign that spread holiday cheer to visitors riding the Pennsylvania Railroad through New Brunswick, New Jersey.
7 Johnson & Johnson inventions we’re grateful for
In the spirit of Thanksgiving, we’re gathering to celebrate just a few of the many ways that the company has changed life, and health, as we know it over the last 130 years.
Explore Johnson & Johnson’s history of supporting women in science and technology
From the hiring of chemist Edith von Kuster in 1908 to recent initiatives designed to support women pursuing STEM fields, find out more about Johnson & Johnson’s long, proud history as a global company that empowers female scientists.
Adventures in advertising: How Johnson & Johnson left its mark on the early days of TV
In time for TV’s big awards weekend, our Chief Historian shares how the company supported a hit family show in the 1950s.
Meet the first female scientist Johnson & Johnson ever hired
For Women’s Equality Day, our Chief Historian celebrates Edith Von Kuster’s groundbreaking role and how it set the tone for company culture in the century-plus to come.
Taking a trip back in time: 10 ways Johnson & Johnson has helped make vacationing easier since 1887
Packing the right essentials can make or break your summer getaway. But did you know many of those must-haves have been Johnson & Johnson innovations?