Smithsonian Magazine3d
On This Day in 1900, the Bubonic Plague Hit the Continental United States, Spiraling Into an Epidemic That Killed 119 People
On February 7, 1900, Chinese American lumberyard owner Wong Chut King fell ill. When he died a few weeks later, in March, an ...
Daily Nexus4d
Campbell Hall Plague spreads
Hot take: college is like preschool. College students must painfully relearn how to make friends and share their things. And, ...
Hosted on MSN5d
Oregon is rocked by first human case of BUBONIC PLAGUE in nearly a decade after being infected by their pet cat: Officials rush to contain virus
This is the first case of bubonic plague in Oregon since a 16-year-old contracted the disease in 2015. The teenager fell ill ...
Chowhound on MSN11d
The Origins Of The Iconic Beer Stein
Often seen as a cute, kitschy piece of German barware, the beer stein's signature look once served a very practical purpose.
Kirstin Downey: A Fire That Echoes More Than A Century Later
Honolulu officials thought fire could stop the bubonic plague from spreading through the growing city. But high winds ...
Australian Geographic27d
Defining Moments in Australian History: The Black Death
Bubonic plague, or the ‘Black Death’ as it became known during ... Black rats often live close to humans and feed on stored produce such as grain. The fleas move from rats to humans who become ...
Los Angeles Magazine27d
Destroyed Pasadena Synagogue Holds a Message: Make Polluters Pay for Their Plague
As a climate lawyer who spends my days fighting global heating, which has intensified the wildfires ripping through Los Angeles, I was both sad and angry to be fleeing my Altadena home last ...