So who exactly was le Comte de Saint-Germain, the never-aging man of mystery who left so few clues behind? How could he hobnob around Europe throughout the 1700’s and never appear to grow old? Count Saint Germain He looked the same in London in 1743 as he did in St. Peterburg in 1762, as heContinue reading “Podcast: Ten Theories about the Never-Aging Count Saint Germain”
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Podcast: Typhoid Mary Mallon – Villain or Victim?
Over the past 100 years, Typhoid Mary’s name has became synonymous with any notorious carrier or spreader of an infectious disease, causing an epidemic or worse. But there was a real-life woman, Mary Mallon, and a tragic story behind that infamous name. Who was she and how did Typhoid Mary become so notorious? Prefer toContinue reading “Podcast: Typhoid Mary Mallon – Villain or Victim?”
Podcast: Who Drained Russia’s Vast Aral Sea?
To answer the question, it was the Soviet Union, that’s who. The Aral Sea is actually situated in Central Asia, between Northern Uzbekistan and Southern Kazakhstan. Once the fourth largest freshwater lake in the world, the vanishing Aral Sea is now nearly empty, thanks to a flawed, decades-old, Soviet-engineered desert irrigation program. To read theContinue reading “Podcast: Who Drained Russia’s Vast Aral Sea?”
播客：1918年西班牙流感超越黑死病以来的所有大流行病
在新冠疫情、埃博拉、SARS之前，1918年的流感大流行造成的死亡人数超过了第一次世界大战的总和，全球有超过5000万人死亡！ 在短短一年多的时间里，所谓的“西班牙流感”感染了世界五分之一的人口。它至今仍然是历史上记载的最具破坏性的大流行病。更喜欢继续阅读 “播客：1918年西班牙流感超越黑死病以来的所有大流行病”
Podcast: Six Forgotten Secrets of Michelangelo’s David
How much do you know about the famous Michelangelo’s David? You have likely seen countless pictures of the famous naked statue on the internet, TV or in books. You recognize the handsome, muscular, nude male, standing with his feet apart, sling at the ready, staring off into the distance at the giant, Goliath. But Michelangelo’s DavidContinue reading “Podcast: Six Forgotten Secrets of Michelangelo’s David”
Irena Sendler, Holocaust Heroine, saved more than Schindler’s List
Many acts of courage and decency took place during the World War II Jewish Holocaust by brave and compassionate people. Irena Sendlar was one of its greatest heroes.
White Friday 1916 – History’s Deadliest Avalanche occurred during WWI
The deadliest avalanche in history occurred at the worst possible time in the worst possible place. A powerful avalanche killed hundreds of Austrian and Italian soldiers near Italy’s Mount Marmolada on 13 December 1916, in the middle of World War I. It would come to be known as White Friday. Over the next several weeks,Continue reading “White Friday 1916 – History’s Deadliest Avalanche occurred during WWI”
The 1917 Great Halifax Explosion Eclipsed only by Hiroshima
At 9:05 am on December 6th, 1917, the most devastating man-made explosion, short of the Hiroshima Atomic Bomb, occurred in the port of Halifax, Nova Scotia in Canada.
The Cold War’s forgotten Hungarian Revolution
On October 23rd 1956, thousands of Hungarian workers and students flooded the streets of Budapest. With fists raised in defiance, they shouted for “Freedom from Soviet tyranny!”
The Infamous Typhoid Mary Mallon – Villain or Victim?
Listen to the audio Podcast Over the years, the name Typhoid Mary has become synonymous with any person spreading an infectious disease, whether knowingly or unknowingly. Today is no different as we used the term with the COVID pandemic. But there was a real-life woman and a tragic story behind that infamous name. Who wasContinue reading “The Infamous Typhoid Mary Mallon – Villain or Victim?”