A country doctor countered malaria with a drug once thought dubious.
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Cameo: Botanist John Bartram and His Passion for Plants
John Bartram made a pastime and then a business of cataloging America flora
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CAMEO: Hive Hero-The inventor of bee-keeping
Lorenzo Langstroth made life sweet for bees and keepers
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With the Civil War Looming, National Newspapers Struggled to Defend the Power of the Press
From censorship to defending First Amendment rights, both anti-abolitionists and abolitionist newspapers sought to influence popular opinion.
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Did you see Aviation History in Succession? (We Didn’t Either)
They say there’s no business like show business. Maybe one day we’ll find out.
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What Is The History of Eggnog?
How long has it been around, and is it true that George Washington wrote his own eggnog recipe?
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The Nazis Had a Secret Project: Use Witchcraft to Make the Reich Last 1,000 Years
“Witch dances” became official SS ceremonies, and Himmler had a plan to recast black magic as good to the German public. Was this Nazi Germany’s most ridiculous project?
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The WWI Pistol That ‘Played’ Han Solo’s Blaster Just Sold for How Much?!
Referred to in Star Wars as a BlasTech DL-44 Heavy Blaster, this particular “plasma weapon” was designed around an authentic Mauser C96.
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Elizabeth Keckly: The Black Woman Who Became a Part of the Lincoln Family
Mary Todd Lincoln’s closest confidante was a seamstress born in slavery.
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An Economist Repudiates Slavery With Dollars and Sense Arguments
John Elliott Cairnes’ devastating critique of Southern society sinks the Confederacy’s campaign to bond with Britain