Death by mustard gas : how military secrecy and lost weapons can killPlunkett, Geoff, author
Mustard gas isn't something you find in nature. You won't discover it under a rock or buried in a mine shaft. The chemists who stumbled upon the compound quickly realized it could be deadly and even fatal if inhaled. Many credit Fredrick Guthrie as the first to synthesize mustard gas in...
Agent Orange has been linked to many health problems in Vietnam veterans and Vietnamese civilians. Thousands have died from conditions likely brought on by exposure to Agent Orange. The herbicide, and its component dioxin, is considered to be one of the most dangerous substances in the world ...
Private Charles Kerr was suffering from pneumonia and bronchitis as a result of being gassed. For 15 days, Edith nursed him, writing regularly to his mother and fiancee. The day before he died, he told her: 'I do love you. When I'm gone, will you kiss me?' She kissed him then...
Kinda not cool was the third night, when the old guy across from me up and freakin’ died. Middle of the night, I awoke to the rustling sounds of activity. Fifteen feet away was my very own live episode of Grey’s Anatomy. The flatline “EEEEEEE!” alarms, 100cc’s of adrenaline,...
When the founding members drafted the original treaty, there were disagreements on how many countries should join. The United Kingdom wanted to keep the NATO small and strong, but the United States wanted to include smaller, weaker countries — those more likely to succumb to the Soviets. Franc...
to protest police violence and racial injustice in the wake of the May 25 death of George Floyd, a Black man who died after a white police officer kneeled on his neck in downtown Minneapolis. While many of the protests have been peaceful, some have turned violent, including in cities ...
Many pests can be avoided by early planting of the carrot crop. Beneficial insects such as ladybugs and lacewings can keep pest insects at bay in the veggie garden. Carrot diseases Leaf blight and root-knot nematodes may occasionally attack carrots. Leaf blight and leaf spot are fungal diseases...
Some of the people who'd asked for the Russian playwright's autograph felt pretty stupid when they found out later (presumably from friends or a Google search) that Anton Chekhov died in 1904. Regardless of whether some people do end up embarrassed by the stunts, most agree that what ...
Service in World War I gave Hitler a place in the world for the first time, Kershaw wrote, even as many of his fellow soldiers viewed him as a bit of a socially awkward oddball and prude. Germany admitted defeat in the war as Hitler rested in a hospital, recovering from amustard gasat...