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Benjamin Franklin and His Battle With Gout World History

Franklin’s risk factors for high uric acid included his gender (as men are more likely than women to suffer from gout), genetics, diet, drinking, and exposure to … See more

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History of Health Insurance in America World History

WEBThe History of Blue Cross and the Origins of American Health Care. In America, the first detectable indications of health insurance at all came in the form of a …

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John Cleves Symmes, Hollow Earth Theory, and Edmond …

WEBSymmes Hole, from Harper's New Monthly Magazine, 1882. The Hollow Earth Theory, an idea shared by John Cleves Symmes and Edmond Halley, was the …

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The Hudson River: An Overview World History

WEB1295. From its accidental discovery by Henry Hudson to its role in the modern environmental movement, the Hudson River has been an integral part of the story of …

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The Paterson Strike, Labor’s Defining Moment World …

WEBStrikes by labor groups in the United States in the early 1900s defined the “Labor Movement”. Men, women and children took part in the Paterson Strike of 1913. …

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Asclepius: The Greek God of Healing and Medicine

WEBUnder Chiron’s care, Asclepius refined his trade and discovered many of the secrets of medicine and healing. Some versions of the story say that the goddess …

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Mary Mallon, the Original Typhoid Mary World History

WEBTyphoid Mary Arrives in America. Mary Mallon was born in September of 1869 in County Tyrone, Ireland, and in 1884 became one of the millions of Irish …

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Canadian Nuclear Physicist Harriet Brooks World History

WEBPhysicists were a rare breed at the turn of the 20th century and women in the nuclear science fields were even more sparse. Harriet Brooks “was the most …

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Dr. James McCune Smith World History

WEB2140. Portrait of James McCune Smith. Dr. Smith earned his medical degree from the University of Scotland, Glasgow, and became the first African-American doctor …

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Dutch New York: 1609 to 1664 World History

WEB1694. Peter Stuyvesant (1610–1672) served as the last Dutch director-general of the colony of New Netherland from 1647 until it was ceded provisionally to the …

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Ellis Island Called Heartbreak Island World History

WEBDuring World War I, Ellis Island was used to intern German merchant mariners and enemy aliens, as well as a processing center for returning sick or wounded …

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Ancient Egypt – Beauty, Makeup and Hygiene World History

WEBAncient Egyptian Hygiene. Both men and women shaved and plucked all their body hair using tweezers, knives, and razors of flint and metal. Various oils were …

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Major Henry Reed Rathbone World History

WEB2226. Henry Reed Rathbone (July 1, 1837 – August 14, 1911) was a United States military officer and diplomat who was present at the assassination of President Abraham …

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Aromatics in the Ancient World: History Of Aromatherapy

WEBThe Physicians of Greece. Aromatherapy played a key role in the medical practices of Ancient Greece. The Father of Medicine’, Hippocrates, prescribed aromatic …

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John Fairfield Forgotten Hero of the UGRR World History

WEB4566. John Fairfield was both the Robin Hood and James Bond of the Underground Railroad. Growing up in northwest Virginia, he grew to hate slavery. On his …

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President Garfield’s Doctors: A Keystone Tragi-Comedy, Part 1

WEB936. President Garfield After the Shooting. At Charles Guiteau’s trial, the deranged assassin admitted that he had shot the President, but “it was the doctors who …

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Ellis Island, U.S. Immigration Portal, Closed World History

WEBEllis Island — the chief immigration entry facility in New York that admitted about 15 million people to America from overseas since it opened in 1892 — closed its …

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First Atomic Bomb Victims and the Manhattan Project

WEBThe Trinity test of the Manhattan Project was the first detonation of a nuclear weapon. Before the nuclear atrocity in Hiroshima, there were three American bomb …

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Castle Garden Immigration Station World History

WEBIt was named Castle Clinton in 1815 in honor of New York City Mayor Dewitt Clinton. Before becoming an immigration center it was used as an opera house, beer …

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Anti-aging Practices: From Ancient Greece and Rome to Today

WEB2120. Many of the anti-aging products and practices of today were originally developed by the ancient Greeks and Romans. Nowadays, television and magazines …

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Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority World History

WEB1866. Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority was founded by seven women on November 12, 1922, at Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana. By the 1920s, three …

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A Brief History of the Catholic Church during the Middle Ages

WEBThe medieval Catholic Church’s beliefs, worship, and structure was very similar to what’s found in a modern Catholic parish today. Until Vatican II (1962-1965), …

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