This Day in History on Health/Medicine

April 16, 1990: The Origins of Dr. Death (Assisted Suicide)

By Major Dan on April 16, 2019 April 16, Crime, Health/Medicine, Politics, Religion

A Brief History On April 16, 1990, Dr. Jack Kevorkian, a Michigan physician later to gain the sobriquet, “Dr. Death,” assisted in his first physician assisted suicide when he assisted a 54 year old woman that had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease in the act of taking her own life. Kevorkian had made his controversial views on euthanasia and physician assisted suicide public by advertising in Detroit area newspapers, the culmination of the evolution of his medical opinions about death and how patients should be allowed to handle their own fate. Digging Deeper Dr. Kevorkian (1928-2011) was Michigan born and…

Why Do We Have Daylight Saving Time?

By Major Dan on March 30, 2019 Health/Medicine, Inventions, March 31, Politics, Science & Technology

A Brief History On March 31, 1918, Daylight Saving Time (DST) went into effect for the very first time. For the first time, Americans would be told to “Spring Ahead!” and clocks across the nation had to change by 1 hour in advance. First things first! The term is “Daylight Saving Time,” NOT “Daylight Savings Time.” (This common error seems to drive some people absolutely nuts, so if you have a bit of the devil in you, go ahead and add the unnecessary “S” and watch the fireworks begin.) Digging Deeper The idea of changing the clocks is to get…

The Complete Nootropic Drugs Guide Condensed

By Anonymous Author on March 21, 2019 Health/Medicine

A Brief History Are you a college student smack in the middle of your exam season and you just realized that the traditional miracle elixirs (energy drinks and coffee) are not really working that well anymore? Are you a competitive young professional looking to get an edge over your coworkers, when the big boss starts considering whose idea is brilliant enough to land them that prestigious promotion? Or maybe you would just like to learn about boosting your brain without us guessing at who you are? No problem, fam, we got you covered in every situation. Take a look at…

January 18, 1884: William Price, Welsh Nationalist, Chartist, and Druid!

By Major Dan on January 18, 2019 Health/Medicine, January 18, Politics, Religion

A Brief History On January 18, 1884, Welsh physician Dr. William Price attempted to cremate the remains of his infant son, Jesus Christ Price, who had died of natural causes at the age of 5 months. A believer and proponent of the ancient Druid religion, Price believed burying dead people would somehow “pollute” the earth, and therefore dead people should be cremated. In Britain at the time, there were strong mores against cremation and as such an angry mob developed when Price was conducting the open-air cremation on a hilltop. The mob swarmed the doctor and prevented the cremation, starting…

10 Rock Stars that Died from Drug Use

By Major Dan on January 15, 2019 Health/Medicine, January 15, Music

A Brief History On January 15, 2018, Irish lead singer of the Cranberries, Dolores O’Riordan, died in her bathtub, drowned while under the influence of alcohol and drugs. She was only 46 years old. Unfortunately for music fans, as well as the family and friends of the victims, too many singers have died before their time either directly or indirectly because of drug use and abuse. Today we list 10 of those incidents, some of which have happened in the very recent past, mirroring modern society’s epidemic of deaths caused by drug overdose. Please feel free to mention other singers…