March 24
1882 - German scientist Robert Koch announced he discovered the bacillus responsible for tuberculosis.
Until the 1940's TB was one of the worlds greatest killers, and this finding eventually led to the discovery of medications which have been used to save millions of lives.
Most modern-day Americans have never had to deal with TB (the 'Consumption'), but it is a brutal disease which attacks the body (primarily the lungs), and continues to be a massive killer in many parts of the world.
We'd be wise to remember disease has been at least a minor factor in the downfall of every great civilization, and most historians agree it's been much more than a minor factor.
1208 - Pope Innocent III placed England under Interdict.
'Interdiction' was a powerful tool used by popes to control Middle Ages kings, because it disallowed the people of the king’s lands from celebrating many Christian ceremonies and some sacraments...Most importantly, people living in a land under Interdict were not allowed to be given their Last Rights or a Christian burial - keeping them from Heaven.
Eventually, the popes overplayed their hand, and the kings of the 15th and 16th Centuries ceased to worry about such papal edicts.
1603 - Queen Elizabeth I died at age 69, after ruling England for more than 40-years.
The ‘Virgin Queen’ was one of the greatest monarchs in English history, and maybe the most important woman in world history.
1765 - Britain enacted the Quartering Act, requiring American colonists to provide temporary housing to British soldiers.
The 3rd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is a direct result of the Quartering Act: “No Soldier shall, in times of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war...”
1905 - The official census taken of the British Empire showed it ruled 1/5 of the world's population.
A very impressive stat. A very deceiving stat. And in less than 50 years it was a completely meaningless stat, because the British Empire was more or less gone.
1944 - In occupied Rome, the Nazis executed more than 300 civilians in reprisal for an attack by Italian partisans the day before which killed 32 German soldiers: WWII.
The Germans must have been feeling generous, because a 10-1 reprisal rate was far below the Nazi norm.
1997 - Vice President Gore arrived in China for the highest-level U.S. visit in eight years.
'High-level visit' my ass!! Al was looking for campaign donations.
Until the 1940's TB was one of the worlds greatest killers, and this finding eventually led to the discovery of medications which have been used to save millions of lives.
Most modern-day Americans have never had to deal with TB (the 'Consumption'), but it is a brutal disease which attacks the body (primarily the lungs), and continues to be a massive killer in many parts of the world.
We'd be wise to remember disease has been at least a minor factor in the downfall of every great civilization, and most historians agree it's been much more than a minor factor.
1208 - Pope Innocent III placed England under Interdict.
'Interdiction' was a powerful tool used by popes to control Middle Ages kings, because it disallowed the people of the king’s lands from celebrating many Christian ceremonies and some sacraments...Most importantly, people living in a land under Interdict were not allowed to be given their Last Rights or a Christian burial - keeping them from Heaven.
Eventually, the popes overplayed their hand, and the kings of the 15th and 16th Centuries ceased to worry about such papal edicts.
1603 - Queen Elizabeth I died at age 69, after ruling England for more than 40-years.
The ‘Virgin Queen’ was one of the greatest monarchs in English history, and maybe the most important woman in world history.
1765 - Britain enacted the Quartering Act, requiring American colonists to provide temporary housing to British soldiers.
The 3rd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is a direct result of the Quartering Act: “No Soldier shall, in times of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war...”
1905 - The official census taken of the British Empire showed it ruled 1/5 of the world's population.
A very impressive stat. A very deceiving stat. And in less than 50 years it was a completely meaningless stat, because the British Empire was more or less gone.
1944 - In occupied Rome, the Nazis executed more than 300 civilians in reprisal for an attack by Italian partisans the day before which killed 32 German soldiers: WWII.
The Germans must have been feeling generous, because a 10-1 reprisal rate was far below the Nazi norm.
1997 - Vice President Gore arrived in China for the highest-level U.S. visit in eight years.
'High-level visit' my ass!! Al was looking for campaign donations.
Labels: Christianity, Disease, Elizabeth, Germany, Italy, Science, UK, US, WWII
posted by Poison Pero @ Friday, March 23, 2018
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