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… a chronic condition that can have serious, life-threatening complications if left untreated. Diabetes is caused when the … concoctions of herbs and seeds and, by the 18th century, dietary changes. In 1870, French pharmacist Apollinaire … most famously observed the importance of a sugar-free diet during the Franco-Prussian War. Research into the …

… measles, typhus, and influenza decimated Indigenous communities in the Americas is a commonly held one. Like so … one’s breast, etc. there was indeed perishing, many indeed died of it.” Aztec victims of a sixteenth-century epidemic. … stark disparities are not because germs affect Indigenous bodies differently. Across the nation, by late May 2020, …

… Belgium's plans to make a special-edition euro coin commemorating the Battle of Waterloo. Belgium still … led to an unprecedented number of witness accounts from soldiers and civilians who had lived through the wars, but also … that allows individual nations to unilaterally produce coins of irregular denominations. 70,000 2½ euro coins were …

… Shakespeare (1564-1616) and Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616) died, like Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, on the very same … literary figures, one a playwright, the other a novelist, died almost simultaneously remains a coincidence full of … the rights of his novel to a printer. He was buried in a common grave. Most profoundly, our modern sensibility is …

… 78 whales restranded the following day, and at least 100 died. Although the exact cause of the stranding remains … and tied to ropes and anchors off the bay, left to decompose within the ecosystem. Europeans who lived in the … bears its name. At some point in the following decade (he died in 684), a group of 237 porpoises was involved in a …

… democracies, and political experiments such as Bolshevik communism. Much of Europe lay in tatters and virtually an … world. The Lost Generation: Keeping Watch over Absent Bodies by Bruno Cabanes The First World War was a crucial … billion today). A 1918 poster calling upon Canadians to buy Victory Bonds to support the war effort ( left ). A 1918 …

… the environmental impact of our have-it-now, fly-by-night, buy-on-credit global economy. Drawing on exclusive interviews with company executives, corporate archives and other records, … corporations. He then considers what each has become: an essential presence in the daily workings of the …

… atmosphere. The second fact will be relearned in the coming weeks as we emerge from our shock at this tragedy and … of space is not how many astronauts and cosmonauts have died, but how few. Though there have been several close calls, no one has actually died in space. Far more people died during the early years …

… This years Veterans Day comes in the wake of fierce political campaigning over which policies best serve the interest of U.S. soldiers. Again and again, candidates in the campaign that just … sides of the Atlantic paid tribute to the millions who had died in the war that ended a year earlier — on the 11th hour …

… according to the International Darwin Day Foundation website. Born on February 12, 1809, Darwin published his … year, was "a separate thought of the creator." Agassiz died in 1873 and spent the last years of his life crusading … Reagan's favorite preacher, encouraged his congregation to buy Krugerrands to bolster the apartheid regime in South …

… been lifted, and negotiations for a new constitution had commenced. While political violence between the ANC and … South Africans in concentration camps. Tens of thousands died. The British consolidated South Africa in 1910 and gave … only 10%. Historically, the ANC operated with a “willing buyer, willing seller” model, but tight funding meant that …

… Patrick Potyondy  Welcome to History Talk , the history podcast for everyone, … . I'm a lecturer in the undergraduate International Studies Program here at Ohio State University. I'm the author … , and Leticia Wiggins . Find our podcasts and more at our website Origins.osu.edu and you can find us on Twitter, …

… someone discussing the importance of fresh and local ingredients.  Many cookbooks published in past ten years promise … like a recent fad, but in fact concerns about local ingredients and simple cooking methods began centuries ago.  … debates about food in the Enlightenment.  These books combine descriptions of food and ingredients with innovative …

… finally clashed. Looking beyond the events of 1588 to the complex politics which made war between England and Spain … but what really clinched it was the 1000 gold and silver coins, the 12 gold rings, the six gold chains and the 35 … seen some things that really are new. But if not, why not buy a copy of the book, and read chapter 16 entitled, …

… Then it dedicates an amount of money every year out of incoming taxes to an account that goes to repay the bonds. … that they will get their money back, so they are willing to buy the bonds at low interest rates. Low bond interest rates … National Philadelphia” and director of American Culture Studies at Bowling Green State University. …

… in state and local races across the land.  Many pundits are comparing this election to the election of 1994, when anger … by banks that gouged them on the loans they needed to buy land and equipment, and by politicians who seemed to be … bees:  They sting one of the two major parties.  Then they die.   This is where the Tea Partiers find themselves now. …

… that are landmark moments in baseball’s evolution as a commercial enterprise and its adaptation to the significant … the “world’s” best baseball team (it was not the first competition labelled a “World Series,” but it was the most … in 1904, but beginning in 1905 the tradition that would become known as the “Fall Classic” occurred annually until …

… by any other intelligence agency,” especially as telecommunication technology advances. Perhaps surprisingly, … It was made instead in the 1970s by the Senate’s Church Committee when it held hearings on the activities of the … unofficially called 215, collected metadata from U.S. telecommunications companies, revealing the date, time, …

… May 30 as Decoration Day at national cemeteries to honor soldiers who died in service. Gen. Logan's order spoke only to honoring … the national holiday from its pedestal. Memorial Day commemorates the men and women killed on the battlefield or …

… prevent, the next pandemic. The viruses that affect humans come in many types, and their impact on human communities … get sick each year with some form of flu, some of them will die—but only every so often does a pandemic occur. While it … In 2009, approximately, 8,000-16,000 Americans have died, and perhaps 60 million Americans have been sickened. …

… was his only advice, citing a famous and beloved Russian comedy about excessive drinking, Eldar Ryazanov’s 1975 film … the same; both killed their own sons and heirs. Both also died in their early 50s due in part to the toll alcohol had taken on their physical bodies. Today, life expectency for Russian males is 58. And it …