Labor improbus omnia vincit
Consider all the wonderful things we did before computers and “modern” technology
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Cholera Ghost Map
By the mid-1800s London was a crowded, smelly city that killed many of its residents. Well, to be more accurate, cholera killed many people living in the heart of a great, growing city. We know today that cholera is an intestinal infection that leads to severe dehydration and electrolyte imbalance, killing its victim in days….
Sears — The Amazon of It’s Day
Amazon is unstoppable. Or is it?
Ship Ice to India??
Frederic Tudor, a 19th century Bostonian, had crazy idea. He started shipping blocks of ice from New England lakes to the West Indies in 1806. In the 1830s he packed a ship with ice and shipped it around the world to Calcutta, India. Just imagine loading a sailing ship with well over a hundred tons…
Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull
The 2008 “Indy” movie was entertaining (but not as good as the original) and clearly the result of Hollywood imagination. But the story of crystal skulls is more interesting than that and can highlight some of our current problems with “fake news.” So, here’s a bit of history. In 1897 Tiffany’s and Company sold a…
Japan Bombs U.S. Nuclear Facility!?
History can be an interesting teacher (if we pay attention).
Clarke Stanley’s Snake Oil
Are you in the market for snake oil? A hundred years ago people wanted the “elixir.” Beware, it still exists in different forms.
Mini-history Stories
Mini-history stories for entertainment and education. You can learn from the past.
The Covid Roller Coaster
The future favors a prepared mind. Get ready to think anew.
