Understanding human anatomy, and how to diagnose and treat illnesses, has changed dramatically from ancient to modern times. This collection features people whose medical breakthroughs helped to save millions of lives.
An atomic bomb called "Fat Man" detonates above the Japanese city of Nagasaki on August 9, 1945. Less than a week later, Japan surrenders, ending WWII...
Guiteau blames President Garfield for his unsuccessful career.
Helen learns to communicate through tantrums and violent outbursts.
Albert Nieman discovers how to separate the alkaloid base of the coca plant. Thereafter, many products now contain small amounts of cocaine.
Cocaine and chocolate are from different plants; cocaine is from the coca plant, chocolate is from the cacao plant.
Crystal Skulls are human skull carvings made of quartz and may be pre-Columbian but carbon-dating is useless because quartz does not contain carbon.
Albert Schweitzer wins the Nobel Prize and, after his death, accolades pour in for him.
Hexavalent chromium (also known as "Chrome 6" or "Chrome VI") is dangerous. This sign, positioned near PG&E's Hinkley compressor station, warns pe...
People feel that Garfield dies too soon, but not "in vain".
George Mallory and Andrew Irvine disappear in 1924 while attempting to become the first to summit Mt. Everest.
Before it issued the flyer, PG&E met with the people of Hinkley on April 25, 1988. During the meeting, defendant (PG&E) told citize...
Protected only by a pair of latex gloves, three lab workers in Antwerp open a thermos, carried aboard a commercial flight, and begin to examine blood ...
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