“Little House In the Big Woods” is a heartwarming memoir by Laura Ingalls Wilder, recounting her childhood in the 1870s as she and her family face challenges and find joy in the Wisconsin wilderness.
The article discusses the “Year Without a Summer” in 1816, which was caused by the eruption of Mount Tambora in Indonesia the previous year. The eruption released a large amount of volcanic ash and gases into the atmosphere, causing a volcanic winter that led to crop failures, famine, and other disasters around the world. The article also mentions the threat of supervolcanoes, such as the one under Yellowstone National Park, and the challenges of monitoring and predicting eruptions.
“Ethan Frome” by Edith Wharton tells the tragic story of a man trapped in a loveless marriage, whose life takes a tragic turn when he falls in love with his wife’s cousin.
In the winter of 1890, Dr. William Halsted, the chief surgeon at Johns Hopkins Hospital, developed thin rubber gloves to protect his scrub nurse, Caroline Hampton, from a severe reaction to disinfectants. This led to the birth of the rubber glove industry and revolutionized the medical field, as well as resulting in Dr. Halsted and Caroline getting married.
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