From History Net by John Vacha: IN THE SPRING OF 1885, A DIMINISHED FIGURE WRAPPED IN A SHAWL, a knitted cap pulled over his brow, toils in a brownstone on East 66th Street in New York City. His right hand,… Read More ›
Month: April 2018
How Did Spy Services Develop in the United States?
Many Americans today would see that espionage work and spying by the United States is critical for their national security. The history of the services that have provided this, however, is more complex, and often mirrored the development and transformations… Read More ›
Why did doctors bribe legislators to pass medical licensing laws in Oregon?
In the 19th century, physicians lobbied state legislatures throughout the United States to pass medical licensing laws. Some doctors were more successful than others in passing these laws. Starting in 1870s, states began to slowly adopt medical licensing laws. In… Read More ›
A brief history of fake doctors, and how they get away with it
From The Conversation by Philippa Marty: Impersonation of doctors is a modern phenomenon. It grew out of Western medicine’s drive towards professionalism in the 19th century, which ran alongside the explosion of scientific medical research. Before this, doctors would be trained… Read More ›
Hans Asperger ‘Actively Assisted’ Nazi Eugenics Policies, Study Claims
From Smithsonian.com by Brigit Katz: It has been said that Johann “Hans” Asperger, the pioneering Austrian physician who first described the profile of distinct psychological characteristics that later became known as Asperger syndrome in a workship in 1938, resisted the… Read More ›
The Story of Brownie Wise, the Ingenious Marketer Behind the Tupperware Party
From Smithsonian.com by Kat Eschner: Today, Earl Tupper and Brownie Wise are remembered for their acrimonious split, but neither of the two entrepreneurs of 1950s America would have been able to create Tupperware alone. Together, the inventor and saleswoman made… Read More ›
How did ancient Professional Armies develop?
Warfare has been a constant throughout human history and conflict can certainly be traced back to our hominid ancestors in our evolutionary past. While technology today is often used as the distinguishing characteristic of warfare, the development of the professional… Read More ›
If not for Vasili Arkhipov – 100s of millions of people could have died
From History New Network by Douglas Gilbert author of The Last Saturday of October: The Declassified Secrets of Black Saturday: “Vasili Arkhipov is arguably the most important person in modern history, thanks to whom October 27, 2017 isn’t the 55th… Read More ›
The holiday village run by Israeli spies
From the BBC by Raffi Berg: “Arous on the Red Sea, a wonderful world apart,” the glossy brochure says, pronouncing it “the diving and desert recreation centre of Sudan” Illustrated with pictures of putty-coloured chalets on a Sun-drenched beach, a smiling… Read More ›
Why We Doubt Capable Children: Constructing Childhood in the Revolutionary Era
From The Junto by Julia M. Gossard: “My friends and I might still be 11, and we might still be in elementary school, but we know . . . that we have seven short years until we too have the… Read More ›
