Anniversary of D.D. Palmer’s first chiropractic adjustment
Palmer College states that D.D. Palmer performed the first chiropractic adjustment on September 18, 1895 in Davenport, Iowa. The page title should be framed as a profession-history anniversary alias rather than an official public holiday.
Date and recurrence
18 September 1895
This is retained as historical or legacy evidence. The site does not assume that the observance still recurs today.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is Palmer College / chiropractic history. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Also known as
Chiropractic Founders Day
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
- Refresh the target year before publishing a new date when the record is not safely portable.
- Historical Context Only.
- Remembrance Civic Context Care.
Sources
- Palmer College — The Palmer FamilyInstitutional First Party
- Palmer College — HistoryInstitutional First Party
Frequently asked questions
When is Anniversary of D.D. Palmer’s first chiropractic adjustment?
18 September 1895 The stored recurrence guidance is: Historical anchor: 18 September 1895.
Does Anniversary of D.D. Palmer’s first chiropractic adjustment fall on the same date every year?
The record is historical/legacy and is not treated as a currently recurring annual date.
Is Anniversary of D.D. Palmer’s first chiropractic adjustment an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: Palmer College / chiropractic history. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes Anniversary of D.D. Palmer’s first chiropractic adjustment?
The stored designation basis is: Palmer College states that D.D. Palmer performed the first chiropractic adjustment on September 18, 1895 in Davenport, Iowa. The page title should be framed as a profession-history anniversary alias rather than an official public holiday.. Supporting provenance includes Palmer College — The Palmer Family. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is Anniversary of D.D. Palmer’s first chiropractic adjustment international or country-specific?
No single country is assigned to this record in the authority dataset. The source-defined scope is: Palmer College / chiropractic history. Use that scope rather than assuming worldwide or country-specific status.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-09.