<P> The 18th century was considered the Age of Reason . A lot of myths were contradicted by scientific fact . </P> <Ul> <Li> 1811--The grand re-opening of Sydney Hospital (founded 1788 as a tent hospital). Convict men and women undertook the nursing . </Li> </Ul> <Li> 1811--The grand re-opening of Sydney Hospital (founded 1788 as a tent hospital). Convict men and women undertook the nursing . </Li> <Ul> <Li> c. 1820--Ex-slave Jane Minor opens a hospital in Petersburg, Virginia . </Li> <Li> 1820--Florence Nightingale (1820--1910) born at Villa La Columbaia in Florence (12 May). </Li> </Ul>

When did diploma of nursing become nationally recognised