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slower progress in civil rights without LBJ pushing it to honour his memory (and LBJ actually worked much better with congress than jfk ever did), maybe a quicker end to vietnam due to kennedy's changing attitude towards domino theory as a result of the missile crisis
he would have gotten more and more physically impaired - he did plan to run for re-election but id imagine his health would continue to worsen as he had absolutely dreadful Addison's disease
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America being a very violent country is linked to the JFK assassination
Almost immediately after JFK died the country was de-stabilized and went to shit which is often accredited as a large cause of serial killers and murders being at an all time high in the 80s and 90s
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It was really all throughout the late 20th century in America where crime was on the rise
You could say it was the 60s and 70s just as much as later in the century
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definitely something to be said for cultural trauma
look at how russia rationalised the losses of the great patriotic war - you get the feeling it never could get over that feeling, like it was the high water mark and the demographic shift and devastation caused permenently stunted a whole union of nations in trauma that had far reaching consequences
looking at the jfk assassination, a highly mediatised event, maybe one of the very first massive global news stories told through television, was scarring. think about how iconic and gut-churning the sight of that dallas highway is, the green hills, the crowds and colours of the moment
the violent death of a head of state, on repeat, on the airwaves, will impact a nation - no doubt about it
look at how russia rationalised the losses of the great patriotic war - you get the feeling it never could get over that feeling, like it was the high water mark and the demographic shift and devastation caused permenently stunted a whole union of nations in trauma that had far reaching consequences
looking at the jfk assassination, a highly mediatised event, maybe one of the very first massive global news stories told through television, was scarring. think about how iconic and gut-churning the sight of that dallas highway is, the green hills, the crowds and colours of the moment
the violent death of a head of state, on repeat, on the airwaves, will impact a nation - no doubt about it
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i visited the spot where JFK was shot a few months ago, stood on the X in the middle of the road that marks where he was hit by the first bullet
the entire plaza is filled with nutjob conspiracy theorists trying to capitalize on JFK's death and tell you what really happened
the entire plaza is filled with nutjob conspiracy theorists trying to capitalize on JFK's death and tell you what really happened
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medical history has always been an interest of mine. whether or not you'd class it worthy of this thread is down to this individual, however advances throughout history have an impact on how we live our lives today
Joseph Lister, prominent 19th century surgeon and pioneer of antiseptic surgery. used carbolic acid as an antiseptic on wounds and bandages after surgery, bringing the post-op death toll down a significant amount. unfortunately for him and probably many patients his advances were originally ignored as carbolic acid irritated the lungs of surgeons and cracked the skin, which they obviously weren't very fond of.
Hippocrates. One of the first major physicians to make a contribution to the medical field, challenging the belief that disease and illness was caused by the Gods, something which was almost suicidal at the time. He also is accredited to creating the Hippocratic Oath, which describes the ethics of medical care - which contemporary healthcare workers vow to even today.
Louis Pasteur. A French microbiologist in the 19th century, he is best recognised for his research into microbial life and for disproving the theory of spontaneous generation in regards to disease. After discovering that microorganisms were responsible for spoiling certain wines and milk, he invented the process of pasteurisation, also still used to this day.
Andreas Vesalius, a 16th century anatomist, and arguably one of the most important medical figures in history. He challenged multiple of Galen's anatomical theories, and is also highly recognised for his findings on the skeletal, cardiac, nervous and respiratory systems - all of which(once they were no longer condemned by the church) contributed staggeringly to surgical techniques both at the time and in the modern medical world.
Edward Jenner, far more notorious in history than those above. In short, he was responsible for creating the worlds very first vaccine, after extensive testing with innoculations and inhalation of pulverised cowpox lesions. I won't go into detail here as most people are aware how vaccinations work, however millions of lives are saved each year as a result of this mans findings.
of course there is far more that these fine men accomplished in their lives however this was simply a summary of their main discoveries. there are also many more influential figures in medical history who contributed a great deal however they can be researched at a different time, i.e robert koch, william harvey and harold gillies
a bit of a different post but i feel like these people and medical history as a whole deserves its 15 minutes of fame in this thread as opposed to conflict or politics
Joseph Lister, prominent 19th century surgeon and pioneer of antiseptic surgery. used carbolic acid as an antiseptic on wounds and bandages after surgery, bringing the post-op death toll down a significant amount. unfortunately for him and probably many patients his advances were originally ignored as carbolic acid irritated the lungs of surgeons and cracked the skin, which they obviously weren't very fond of.
Hippocrates. One of the first major physicians to make a contribution to the medical field, challenging the belief that disease and illness was caused by the Gods, something which was almost suicidal at the time. He also is accredited to creating the Hippocratic Oath, which describes the ethics of medical care - which contemporary healthcare workers vow to even today.
Louis Pasteur. A French microbiologist in the 19th century, he is best recognised for his research into microbial life and for disproving the theory of spontaneous generation in regards to disease. After discovering that microorganisms were responsible for spoiling certain wines and milk, he invented the process of pasteurisation, also still used to this day.
Andreas Vesalius, a 16th century anatomist, and arguably one of the most important medical figures in history. He challenged multiple of Galen's anatomical theories, and is also highly recognised for his findings on the skeletal, cardiac, nervous and respiratory systems - all of which(once they were no longer condemned by the church) contributed staggeringly to surgical techniques both at the time and in the modern medical world.
Edward Jenner, far more notorious in history than those above. In short, he was responsible for creating the worlds very first vaccine, after extensive testing with innoculations and inhalation of pulverised cowpox lesions. I won't go into detail here as most people are aware how vaccinations work, however millions of lives are saved each year as a result of this mans findings.
of course there is far more that these fine men accomplished in their lives however this was simply a summary of their main discoveries. there are also many more influential figures in medical history who contributed a great deal however they can be researched at a different time, i.e robert koch, william harvey and harold gillies
a bit of a different post but i feel like these people and medical history as a whole deserves its 15 minutes of fame in this thread as opposed to conflict or politics
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So I am taking a course in History and currently have some Diplomatic & Paleography classes that I am enjoying, thought I might share this with all of you:
The first document talks about a curious matter that is the social trouble that various families faced when they bought houses in the prostitute's street in a city, it was sent to the king and said that they had ordered the expulsion of all families to preserve the stability of that region.
The second one is related a bit more to the ecclesiastic matters of the Kingdom and the various districts, they were called "Confirmations" , every bishop began writing this documents to make sure they were able to know who were the priests in each village, it is an extract of the main document about "Braga" a very famous city in medieval times.
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