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It was the first successful cesarean section that we know of.
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It was about the year 1500 and the wife of pig castrator Jacob Nufer was in labor. She had been struggling for the birth of her baby for days now. Thirteen ( I cannot believe that number, but history says so ) midwives had been already called to help and…
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Pennsylvania, was a prominent figure in the United States Marine Corps during the early 20th century.
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Col. Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle, born on December 17, 1874, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was a prominent figure in the United States Marine Corps during the early 20th century. Known for his extraordinary skills in hand-to-hand combat, Biddle left a lasting legacy as a tough and fearless military officer. During his…
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Today We Remember Anarcha Westcott
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Today we honor Anarcha Westcott. She was a 17 year enslaved girl who underwent roughly 30 operations without anesthesia for a vesicovaginal fistula ( abnormal connection between va.gina and bladder= urine coming through your v.agina). She healed after this surgery. James Marion Sim (we refuse to refer to him as…
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In ancient times, women who suffered from anxiety, depression, and sudden mood swings were sent to the doctor. After an “examination”, it was decided that they suffered from “female hysteria”.
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To help fight this disease, a series of treatments were created, including “pelvic massage”, with the aim of achieving what at the time was called “pelvic paroxysm”, that is, an orgasm. Soon the treatment became popular, and so many women went to the doctor for the treatment that they had…
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Terrible! See Your Death Face On
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People are standing on the melting ice cubes with a noose around their neck. The faster the ice cubes melt, the faster they are going to die. The whole world is standing in the same situation as these people and many of us don’t even realize. The glaciers are melting…
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Captured Chinese Soldiers beg for their lives
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Captured Chinese Soldiers beg for their lives thinking that they are going to be executed, Korea 1951. During the Korean war Chinese PLA was morphed into People’s Volunteer Army that was made to be distinctly different than the PLA. one interesting engagement I read about was the engagement/ Battle of…
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Just a couple of days ago, I heard a horrible and very sad story.
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An Afghan patient came for a medical consultation in my girlfriend’s hospital. His medical file said that he missed a part of his penis — including most of the glans. He needed some sort of reconstructive surgery, because it looked really horrible down there — as if a bomb had…
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U.S. Army Hangman John C. Woods Intentionally Botched Nazi Executions To Ensure Their Agonizing Deaths.
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The Nuremberg executions took place on 16 October 1946, shortly after the conclusion of the Nuremberg trials. Ten prominent members of the political and military leadership of Nazi Germany were executed by hanging: Hans Frank, Wilhelm Frick, Alfred Jodl, Ernst Kaltenbrunner, Wilhelm Keitel, Joachim von Ribbentrop, Alfred Rosenberg, Fritz Sauckel, Arthur Seyss-Inquart, and Julius Streicher. Hermann Göring was also scheduled to be hanged on that day, but committed suicide…
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This bodies were left hanging for six hours.
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The Semiramis Hotel attack in Damascus. On Sunday the 26th of September 1976 four Palestinian guerrillas from “The Black June” terror group opposed to Syria’s intervention in Lebanon, seized a hotel and 90 hostages at the Hotel Semiramis in downtown Damascus. The government reported that the leader of the guerrillas…
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Before you call yourself a General overseer..
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Do you know that prophet Isaiah was cut into half, for the gospel we are enjoying today, Do you know that John the evangelist was thrown into a pot of boiling oil.. for this same gospel of salvation of mankind. Do you know that Peter was crucified head down..And that…