2014 Event A Dallas hospital worker who treated deceased Ebola victim Thomas Eric Duncan has herself contracted the virus despite wearing protective gear; the Centers for Disease Control states that her infection results from a breach in protocol 1938 Event Protective baseball helmets 1st worn by batters 1899 Event Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks forms in Cincinnati 1896 Event AFL charters Actors' National Protective Union, New York City 1887 Event American Protective Association forms (anti-Catholic) in Clinton Iowa 1876 Event Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks organizes 1868 Event Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks forms (New York)
